Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for CBIZ Q1 Earnings

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE:CBZ - Free Report) - William Blair raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of CBIZ in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 4th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.48 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.31. 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 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS.

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $838.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $860.25 million. CBIZ had a net margin of 7.08% and a return on equity of 15.12%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 69.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share.

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CBIZ from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th.

CBIZ Stock Up 1.6%

CBIZ stock opened at $73.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.15 and a beta of 0.93. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $73.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.12. CBIZ has a 1-year low of $62.66 and a 1-year high of $90.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Institutional Trading of CBIZ

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royce & Associates LP boosted its stake in CBIZ by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 208,919 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $17,096,000 after buying an additional 13,738 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in CBIZ by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 535,880 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $43,851,000 after purchasing an additional 10,550 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of CBIZ by 24.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 54,518 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $4,461,000 after purchasing an additional 10,861 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CBIZ by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 31,523 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,580,000 after purchasing an additional 3,663 shares during the last quarter. Finally, King Luther Capital Management Corp increased its stake in shares of CBIZ by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 82,135 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $6,721,000 after buying an additional 8,365 shares during the period. 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.

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