CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) vs. Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) Financial Analysis

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) and Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CBIZ and Payoneer Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$1.59 billion	2.61	$120.97 million	$2.36	35.07
Payoneer Global	$831.10 million	4.68	$93.33 million	$0.35	31.17

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

Risk & Volatility

CBIZ has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Payoneer Global has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for CBIZ and Payoneer Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	0	0	1	0	3.00
Payoneer Global	0	0	6	1	3.14

CBIZ presently has a consensus target price of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.90%. Payoneer Global has a consensus target price of $10.79, indicating a potential downside of 1.14%. Given CBIZ’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CBIZ is more favorable than Payoneer Global.

Profitability

This table compares CBIZ and Payoneer Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBIZ	7.08%	15.12%	6.16%
Payoneer Global	13.82%	17.78%	1.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CBIZ beats Payoneer Global on 8 of the 15 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 Payoneer Global

Payoneer Global Inc. operates as a financial technology company. It operates a payment infrastructure platform that provides customers with a one-stop, global, multi-currency account to serve their accounts receivable and accounts payable needs. The company delivers a suite of services that includes cross-border payments, physical and virtual MasterCard cards, working capital, risk management, and other services. It also offers various payment options with minimal integration required, full back-office functions, and customer support offered. The company's platform delivers bank-grade security, stability, and redundancy. It serves customers, such as small and medium-sized businesses in approximately 190 countries and territories worldwide. Payoneer Global Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.