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CBZ

CBIZ Inc. Common Stock

Consumer Discretionary · ·

$54.49

$0.31 (-0.6%)

Market Cap

$2.96B

Day Range

$54.43 - $54.77

52-Week Range

$24.29 - $67.24

Beta

Next Earnings

27.10.2026

CBZ is a stock from the Consumer Cyclical sectorRetail, automotive, and leisure — demand rises and falls with economic sentiment and consumers' disposable income.

🏢 Similar Stocks in the Same Sector

-11.9% (1Y)

Investor Score
60/ 100C+
🟡 Moderate

This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer

📈82A-Technical
💰38FFundamental
🚀82A-Growth
💎38FValuation
📰74BNews
🏦42DQuality
⚠️50C-Risk

Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%

🔍 Cross-Check

Overall Score

🟡 Mixed

Technical Trend

🟢 Bullish

Insiders

🟢 Bullish

✅ Why is the score relatively high?

  • 🟢 Revenue growth (last year): 52.1%
  • 🟢 Earnings per share (EPS) growth: 134.6%
  • 🟢 Free cash flow growth: 58.4%
  • 🟢 Net income growth: 181.3%
  • 🟢 Price is above the 50-day average

⚠️ What's concerning?

  • 🔴 Estimated fair value: $48.09 vs. price $54.49 (-11.7%)
  • 🔴 Operating margin is eroding over time
  • 🔴 Gross margin: 12.9% — weak
  • 🔴 Operating margin: 8.5% — weak
  • 🔴 RSI 81.2 — approaching overbought territory

🚦 Quality & Risk Checks

🔴 Operating margin stability🟡 Conservative leverage🟡 Daily volatility (ATR)🟡 Leverage risk🟡 Liquidity risk

📰 News Trend

Based on real financial news (Finnhub)
🟢 Positive

Everyone's writing about CBIZ Inc. Common Stock. News trend score: 74. Reason: 5 of the last 10 articles are positive, versus 1 negative.

News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer

📈 Technical Analysis

Based on the last 251 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.

🟢 Most indicators support an uptrend (9 bullish · 2 bearish · 0 neutral)

Conclusions

  • 🟢Price vs. SMA 50Price is above the 50-day average
  • 🟢Price vs. SMA 200Price is above the 200-day average
  • 🟢MACDMACD histogram is positive — rising momentum
  • 🔴RSIRSI 81.2 — approaching overbought territory
  • 🔴Stochastic%K 93.3 — overbought
  • 🟢ADX (trend strength)ADX 42.8 — strong trend
  • 🟢Relative strength vs. S&P 500+78.9% over the last 3 months relative to the index
  • 🟢Bollinger BandsPrice is in the upper third of the Bollinger Bands (81%B) — strong momentum (risk of a pullback)
  • 🟢ROC (rate of change)ROC 12 days: 33.1%
  • 🟢Parabolic SARPrice is above the SAR point — uptrend
  • 🟢CMF (money flow)CMF 20 days: 0.22

Wyckoff Method Analysis

A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.

Markup

The stock is in a clear uptrend with no defined trading range in the period examined.

High confidence

Evidence Behind This Read

  • 🟢Rising price trendA 70.7% change over the last 50 days, with no defined trading range.

The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.

🎯 Trade Planning (M.A.E.E Framework)

Based on a mechanical trading method: market structure → value zone → ATR-based exit point. Not investment advice — a calculation tool only.

1️⃣ Market Structure

🟢 Uptrend

The price is above the 200-day average — per the market-structure method, this environment mainly favors looking for buying (Long) opportunities.

2️⃣ Value Zone

🟡 Price far from value zone

The price is currently far from the 50-day average — the method recommends waiting for a "pullback" before entering, rather than chasing prices.

3️⃣ Suggested Exit Point (ATR-based)

Method formula: Stop-loss = support minusone ATR margin — this way the stop adapts to the stock's actual volatility, rather than an arbitrary number.

Entry

$54.49

Stop-Loss

$26.10

Risk per Share

$28.39

Direction

Long

Profit Targets by Risk/Reward Ratio (R)

1:2 R

$111.27

1:3 R

$139.66

1:5 R

$196.43

💰 Position Size Calculator

A core principle of the method: never risk a fixed dollar amount — risk a fixed percentage of equity, and let the position size vary according to the risk per share.

Suggested Position Size

3 sh.

💰 Financial Health

Profitability

Gross Margin

12.9%

Operating Margin

8.5%

Net Margin

4.2%

EBITDA Margin

12.0%

Efficiency

ROE

6.6%

ROA

2.6%

ROIC

EPS

$1.84

Balance Sheet

Cash

$18.29M

Total Debt

$1.46B

Current Ratio

1.22

Debt/Equity

0.83

Conclusions

  • 🔴Gross marginGross margin: 12.9% — weak
  • 🔴Operating marginOperating margin: 8.5% — weak
  • 🔴Net marginNet margin: 4.2% — weak
  • 🔴Return on equity (ROE)Return on equity (ROE): 6.6% — weak
  • 🔴Return on assets (ROA)Return on assets (ROA): 2.6% — weak
  • 🟡Current ratio (liquidity)Current ratio: 1.22
  • 🟡Debt-to-equityDebt/equity: 0.83
  • 🟡Interest coverageInterest coverage: 2.2x

🚀 Growth

Revenue

Earnings per Share (EPS)

Net Income

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

Conclusions

  • 🟢Revenue growth (last year)Revenue growth (last year): 52.1%
  • 🟢Earnings per share (EPS) growthEarnings per share (EPS) growth: 134.6%
  • 🟢Free cash flow growthFree cash flow growth: 58.4%
  • 🟢Net income growthNet income growth: 181.3%

💎 Fair Value (Valuation)

Current Price

$54.49

Estimated Fair Value (DCF)

$48.09

Gap

-11.7%

🔴 Appears expensive relative to estimated value

Show all model (DCF) assumptions →

Year 1 Growth Rate

25.0%

Discount Rate (WACC)

9.0%

Terminal Growth Rate

2.5%

Projection Years

5

YearGrowth RateProjected FCFPresent Value
125.0%$219.41M$201.29M
219.4%$261.92M$220.45M
313.8%$297.93M$230.06M
48.1%$322.14M$228.21M
52.5%$330.19M$214.60M

Base FCF (last actual year)

$175.53M

Terminal Value

$5.21B

Present Value of Terminal Value

$3.38B

Enterprise Value

$4.48B

Net Debt

$1.44B

Equity Value

$3.04B

*The DCF model is an estimate based on assumptions — not a guaranteed forecast. You can change the assumptions to examine different scenarios.

Book Value per Share

$27.86

Tangible Book Value per Share (Tangible NAV)

-$8.98

Conclusions

  • 🔴DCF Fair ValueEstimated fair value: $48.09 vs. price $54.49 (-11.7%)
  • 🟡Tangible Net Asset Value (NAV)NAV per share: -$8.98
  • 🟡P/EP/E: 29.8

🕴️ Insider Trading

Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 2 purchases and 1 sales out of the last 25 filings.

NameTransaction TypeDateSharesChangePrice
SHERMAN A HAAGExercise of Derivative Securities4.8.202670,125+50,000$24.62
SHERMAN A HAAGTax Withholding in Shares4.8.202647,771-22,354$55.07
SHERMAN A HAAGExercise of Derivative Securities4.8.20260-50,000
BURDICK RICK LGrant/Award from Employer15.5.20268,412+6,051
SLOTKIN TODD JGrant/Award from Employer15.5.202657,229+6,051
YOUNG RODNEY AGrant/Award from Employer15.5.202615,361+6,051
MARABITO RICHARD TGrant/Award from Employer15.5.202618,887+6,051
SHERMAN A HAAGGrant/Award from Employer15.5.202620,125+6,051
France Gina DGrant/Award from Employer15.5.202676,086+6,051
Raffa Kathy AGrant/Award from Employer15.5.20268,412+6,051
Lakhia Brad S.Tax Withholding in Shares17.3.2026146,833-1,647$26.49
YOUNG RODNEY AOpen Market Purchase13.3.20269,310+1,000$26.06
GRISKO JEROME PGift13.3.2026127,652-33,166
GRISKO JEROME PGift13.3.2026340,246+33,166
GRISKO JEROME PGift13.3.2026513,174-5,429
GRISKO JEROME PGift13.3.2026345,675+5,429
GRISKO JEROME PGift13.3.2026474,579-38,595
GRISKO JEROME PGift13.3.202662,920+38,595
Lakhia Brad S.Open Market Purchase13.3.2026148,480+12,775$25.97
WILEY BENAREE PRATTOpen Market Sale10.3.202618,000-17,956$26.39
GRISKO JEROME PGrant/Award from Employer6.3.2026160,818+85,709
Lakhia Brad S.Grant/Award from Employer6.3.2026106,525+65,941
Lakhia Brad S.Grant/Award from Employer6.3.2026134,550+28,025
Kouzelos Michael PGrant/Award from Employer6.3.2026389,718+21,760
Mangan Michael T.Grant/Award from Employer6.3.20267,633+3,462

📉 Short Interest

Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.

Monthly Trend — Open Short Interest

-1.1%

3,742,782 shares short as of 2026-07-15 · vs. 3,782,597 on 2026-06-30

Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.

Weekly Trend — Daily Short-Sale Activity

-40.5%

24.9% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 41.8% the prior week

Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.

📰 News & Sentiment

Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 5 positive, 4 neutral, 1 negative out of the last 10 articles.