Contrasting Juhl Energy (OTCMKTS:JUHL) and CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of CBIZ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of Juhl Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CBIZ and Juhl Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBIZ	4.73%	12.33%	5.02%
Juhl Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CBIZ and Juhl Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	0	5	3	0	2.38
Juhl Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

CBIZ currently has a consensus price target of $44.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.33%. Given CBIZ’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CBIZ is more favorable than Juhl Energy.

Volatility & Risk

CBIZ has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Juhl Energy has a beta of 2.97, suggesting that its share price is 197% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CBIZ and Juhl Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$2.76 billion	1.07	$115.44 million	$2.14	25.46
Juhl Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CBIZ has higher revenue and earnings than Juhl Energy.

Summary

CBIZ beats Juhl Energy on 8 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 Juhl Energy

Juhl Energy, Inc. is engaged in renewable-energy industry, which provides a range of clean energy solutions with a focus on wind, solar, biomass and natural gas systems. It also focuses on competitive, clean energy solutions and community based wind power development, ownership and management throughout the U. S. and Canada. The company operates its business through the following segments: Renewable Energy Development, Renewable Power Plant Ownership and, Energy and Field services. The Renewable Energy Development segment includes wind, solar and cogeneration energy development, construction and related products and services. The Renewable Power Plant Ownership segment owns and operates consolidated wind farms or other clean energy investments. The Energy and Field services segment provides business-to-business engineering consulting services, asset management, and turbine and tower maintenance services. Juhl Energy was founded by Daniel J. Juhl and Mary Juhl on June 20, 2008 and is headquartered in Chanhassen, MN.