CBIZ (CBZ) Competitors

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) and FTI Consulting (NYSE:FCN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor CBZ or FCN?

In the previous week, CBIZ had 3 more articles in the media than FTI Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CBIZ and 9 mentions for FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat CBIZ's score of 0.41 indicating that FTI Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CBIZ	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FTI Consulting	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CBZ or FCN more profitable?

FTI Consulting has a net margin of 7.57% compared to CBIZ's net margin of 7.08%. CBIZ's return on equity of 15.12% beat FTI Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBIZ	7.08%	15.12%	6.16%
FTI Consulting	7.57%	13.15%	8.31%

Do analysts recommend CBZ or FCN?

CBIZ presently has a consensus target price of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.85%. FTI Consulting has a consensus target price of $175.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.98%. Given CBIZ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CBIZ is more favorable than FTI Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FTI Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CBZ or FCN?

CBIZ received 119 more outperform votes than FTI Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.27% of users gave CBIZ an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave FTI Consulting an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CBIZ	Outperform Votes 356 61.27%	Underperform Votes 225 38.73%
FTI Consulting	Outperform Votes 237 54.48%	Underperform Votes 198 45.52%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CBZ or FCN?

FTI Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than CBIZ. FTI Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CBIZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$2.16B	1.74	$120.97M	$1.47	46.86
FTI Consulting	$3.67B	1.49	$274.89M	$7.31	21.83

Which has more volatility & risk, CBZ or FCN?

CBIZ has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTI Consulting has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CBZ or FCN?

87.4% of CBIZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of FTI Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of CBIZ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of FTI Consulting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CBIZ beats FTI Consulting on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.