XBP Global (NASDAQ:XBP – Get Free Report) and CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider & Institutional 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of CBIZ shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares XBP Global and CBIZ”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| XBP Global | $791.04 million | 0.05 | $1.10 billion | ($3.70) | -0.82 |
| CBIZ | $2.78 billion | 1.07 | $115.44 million | $2.45 | 22.44 |
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.
Risk & Volatility
XBP Global has a beta of -0.45, meaning that its share price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBIZ has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for XBP Global and CBIZ, as reported by MarketBeat.
| 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 presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.20%. CBIZ has a consensus price target of $44.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.06%. Given XBP Global’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe XBP Global is more favorable than CBIZ.
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% | 12.74% | 5.19% |
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.
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