CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ – Get Free Report) and XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares CBIZ and XBP Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CBIZ | 5.33% | 12.85% | 5.21% |
| XBP Global | 134.88% | 1,328.38% | 122.34% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for CBIZ and XBP Global, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CBIZ | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 |
| XBP Global | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
CBIZ presently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential downside of 19.05%. XBP Global has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 79.02%. Given XBP Global’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe XBP Global is more favorable than CBIZ.
Volatility and Risk
CBIZ has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XBP Global has a beta of -0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
87.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of XBP Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of CBIZ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of XBP Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CBIZ and XBP Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CBIZ | $2.78 billion | 1.07 | $115.44 million | $2.45 | 22.44 |
| XBP Global | $148.33 million | 0.22 | $1.10 billion | ($3.70) | -0.75 |
XBP Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CBIZ. XBP Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CBIZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CBIZ beats XBP Global on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CBIZ
CBIZ, Inc. provides financial, insurance, and advisory services in the United States and Canada. It operates through Financial Services, Benefits and Insurance Services, and National Practices segments. The Financial Services segment offers accounting and tax, financial advisory, valuation, risk and advisory, and government healthcare consulting services. The Benefits and Insurance Services provides employee benefits consulting, payroll/human capital management, property and casualty insurance, and retirement and investment services. The National Practices segment offers information technology managed networking and hardware, and health care consulting services. The company primarily serves small and medium-sized businesses, as well as individuals, governmental entities, and not-for-profit enterprises. CBIZ, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Independence, Ohio.
About XBP Global
XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. provides bills, payments, and related solutions and services in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bills & Payments and Technology. The Bills & Payments segment focuses on optimizing how bills and payments are processed by businesses of all sizes and industries. This segment also offers automation of accounts payable and accounts receivables processes and seeks to integrate buyers and suppliers, as well as engages in digital transformation business. The Technology segment engages in the sale of recurring software licenses and related maintenance, and hardware solutions, as well as provision of related maintenance and professional services. In addition, the company offers XBP platform that provides a secured network allowing billers, consumers, and businesses to communicate and transact; XBP Omnidirect, a cloud-based platform that provides enterprise level client communication management; and Reaktr.ai for cybersecurity, data modernization and cloud management, and generative AI. Further, it provides request to pay solutions; enterprise information management solutions; robotic process automation solutions; digital mailroom and records digitization solutions; business process management and intelligent workflow automation solutions; integrated communications solution; banking and financial industry solutions and services; cross-border payments; digitization of checks; confirmation of payee; and mortgage and loan management solutions. The company is based in Egham, the United Kingdom. XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Exela Technologies, Inc.
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