CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) vs. XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP) Head-To-Head Survey

XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP) and CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares XBP Global and CBIZ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XBP Global	134.88%	1,328.38%	122.34%
CBIZ	5.33%	12.85%	5.21%

Risk and Volatility

XBP Global has a beta of -0.47, indicating that its share price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBIZ has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for XBP Global and CBIZ, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XBP Global	1	0	1	0	2.00
CBIZ	0	7	1	0	2.12

XBP Global currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 84.09%. CBIZ has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.08%. Given XBP Global’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XBP Global is more favorable than CBIZ.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares XBP Global and CBIZ”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XBP Global	$791.04 million	0.04	$1.10 billion	($3.70)	-0.73
CBIZ	$2.76 billion	1.08	$115.44 million	$2.45	22.45

XBP Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.7% of XBP Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of CBIZ shares are held by institutional investors. 31.4% of XBP Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of CBIZ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CBIZ beats XBP Global on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.