What is William Blair’s Forecast for CBIZ FY2025 Earnings?

CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE:CBZ) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of CBIZ in a research note issued on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the business services provider will earn $3.62 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.61. William Blair currently 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.65) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.51) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.05 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings lowered CBIZ from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

CBIZ Price Performance

Shares of CBIZ stock opened at $55.01 on Monday. CBIZ has a 52-week low of $50.51 and a 52-week high of $90.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.19 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company has a fifty day moving average of $56.04 and a 200-day moving average of $65.51.

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.07. CBIZ had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 3.89%.The company had revenue of $693.82 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $709.18 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 58.1% on a year-over-year basis. CBIZ has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.650 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vestcor Inc raised its stake in shares of CBIZ by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 2,922 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in CBIZ by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 905 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Vista Finance LLC grew its stake in CBIZ by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vista Finance LLC now owns 3,856 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in CBIZ by 5.7% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 3,620 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $275,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in CBIZ by 4.4% during the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,956 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $376,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. 87.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Rodney A. Young acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $62.43 per share, for a total transaction of $124,860.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $518,793.30. This represents a 31.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 4.95% 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.