Analyzing Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) and CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ)

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CBIZ and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$2.68 billion	1.08	$41.04 million	$1.52	34.96
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	$6.75 billion	2.19	$616.15 million	N/A	N/A

Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification has higher revenue and earnings than CBIZ.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.4% of CBIZ shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of CBIZ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for CBIZ and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	1	0	1	0	2.00
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	0	1	0	0	2.00

Volatility and Risk

CBIZ has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CBIZ and Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBIZ	3.89%	14.02%	5.76%
Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

CBIZ beats Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification on 7 of the 10 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 Bureau Veritas Registre International De Classification

Bureau Veritas SA provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. It operates through six segments: Marine & Offshore; Agri-Food & Commodities; Buildings & Infrastructure; Industry; Certification; and Consumer Products. The company engages in inspecting, analyzing, auditing, and certifying the products, assets, and management systems of its clients in relation to regulatory or self-imposed standards, as well as issues compliance reports. It also provides laboratory and on-site testing services for manufacturing and process industries; inspection services for products, services, assets, and installations, as well as various services designed to control quality, verify quantity, and meet regulatory requirements; and certification services for management systems, products, and people. The company serves automotive and transportation, building and infrastructure, chemicals, commodities and agriculture, consumer products and retail, food, marine and offshore, oil and gas, and power and utilities industries, as well as financial services and public sectors. It operates in approximately 140 countries through a network of offices and laboratories. Bureau Veritas SA was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.