Head-To-Head Survey: Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) vs. CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ)

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Planet Labs PBC and CBIZ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Planet Labs PBC	-95.13%	-93.11%	-29.17%
CBIZ	4.73%	12.33%	5.02%

Risk & Volatility

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBIZ has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Planet Labs PBC and CBIZ, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Planet Labs PBC	1	7	5	1	2.43
CBIZ	0	7	1	0	2.12

Planet Labs PBC currently has a consensus price target of $30.33, indicating a potential upside of 122.61%. CBIZ has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential downside of 18.85%. Given Planet Labs PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than CBIZ.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Planet Labs PBC and CBIZ”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC	$307.73 million	16.11	-$246.86 million	($1.10)	-12.39
CBIZ	$2.76 billion	1.08	$115.44 million	$2.14	25.62

CBIZ has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CBIZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of CBIZ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CBIZ beats Planet Labs PBC on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Planet Labs PBC

Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform worldwide. The company’s platform offers planet monitoring, basemap, tasking, apps, and application programming interfaces, as well as analytics and planetary variables. It serves agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance and insurance companies, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.