William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of CBIZ Q1 Earnings

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE:CBZ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CBIZ in a research note issued on Monday, March 3rd. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will earn $2.13 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.60. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CBIZ's current full-year earnings is $2.65 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CBIZ's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.47) EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.63 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of CBIZ from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th.

CBIZ Stock Performance

Shares of CBZ stock traded down $1.34 on Wednesday, hitting $71.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 411,989 shares, compared to its average volume of 293,888. CBIZ has a fifty-two week low of $62.65 and a fifty-two week high of $90.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock's 50 day moving average is $83.77 and its 200-day moving average is $76.61. The company has a market capitalization of $3.60 billion, a PE ratio of 30.36 and a beta of 0.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CBIZ

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CBZ. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in CBIZ by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 13,112 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,073,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in CBIZ by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,510 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $778,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC raised its position in CBIZ by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC now owns 20,211 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,654,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in CBIZ by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,536 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in CBIZ by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,220 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $182,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.44% of the company's stock.

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.