CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.750-3.850 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.850. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.8 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on CBZ shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on CBIZ in a report on Monday, January 12th. They set a “hold” rating and a $60.00 price target for the company. CJS Securities raised CBIZ to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of CBIZ in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.00.

CBIZ Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CBZ traded down $0.64 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $27.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,604,847 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,060,374. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of 17.86 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $43.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.15. CBIZ has a 52 week low of $26.97 and a 52 week high of $90.13.

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The business services provider reported ($0.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.66) by ($0.04). CBIZ had a net margin of 3.89% and a return on equity of 14.00%. CBIZ has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-3.850 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that CBIZ will post 2.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Benaree Pratt Wiley sold 8,288 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.54, for a total value of $410,587.52. Following the transaction, the director owned 35,956 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,781,260.24. The trade was a 18.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 4.95% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in CBIZ by 6.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,725 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $889,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of CBIZ by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 29,294 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,222,000 after buying an additional 1,318 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of CBIZ by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 143,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $10,868,000 after buying an additional 7,676 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of CBIZ by 96.1% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 41,240 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,128,000 after buying an additional 20,214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of CBIZ by 80.4% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 6,637 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $492,000 after buying an additional 2,957 shares in the last quarter. 87.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About CBIZ

CBIZ, Inc (NYSE: CBZ), founded in 1996 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a leading provider of professional business services in the United States. Since its inception, the company has grown through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions to deliver a broad spectrum of financial, tax and advisory solutions tailored to the needs of small to mid-market organizations.

Through its Financial & Advisory Services segment, CBIZ offers accounting, tax preparation and compliance, audit support, and wealth management services.