CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ – Get Free Report) and Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares CBIZ and Kforce’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% |
| Kforce | 3.59% | 30.34% | 13.76% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for CBIZ and Kforce, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CBIZ | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Kforce | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CBIZ and Kforce”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 | 25.49 |
| Kforce | $1.34 billion | 0.77 | $50.41 million | $2.12 | 27.34 |
CBIZ has higher revenue and earnings than Kforce. CBIZ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kforce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
CBIZ has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kforce has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
87.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of CBIZ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Kforce shares are owned by company 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 Kforce on 8 of the 14 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 Kforce
Kforce Inc. provides professional staffing services and solutions in the United States. It operates through two segments, Technology, and Finance and Accounting (FA). The Technology segment provides talent solutions to its clients primarily in the areas of information technology, such as systems/applications architecture and development, data management and analytics, business and artificial intelligence, machine learning, project and program management, and network architecture and security. This segment serves clients in various industries comprising financial and business services, communications, insurance, retail, and technology industries. The FA businesses segment offers talent solutions to its clients in areas, including financial planning and analysis, business intelligence analysis, general accounting, transactional accounting, business and cost analysis, and taxation and treasury. It also provides consultants in lower skilled areas comprising loan servicing and support, customer and call center support, data entry, and other administrative roles. This segment serves clients in various industries, including financial and business services, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
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