Where Food Comes From (NASDAQ:WFCF) vs. CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) Critical Contrast

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) and Where Food Comes From (NASDAQ:WFCF) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares CBIZ and Where Food Comes From’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBIZ	4.73%	12.33%	5.02%
Where Food Comes From	5.78%	15.39%	10.24%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for CBIZ and Where Food Comes From, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	0	5	3	0	2.38
Where Food Comes From	0	1	0	0	2.00

CBIZ presently has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.41%. Given CBIZ’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe CBIZ is more favorable than Where Food Comes From.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.4% of CBIZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Where Food Comes From shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of CBIZ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.5% of Where Food Comes From shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CBIZ and Where Food Comes From”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$2.76 billion	1.07	$115.44 million	$2.14	25.49
Where Food Comes From	$25.03 million	2.62	$1.54 million	$0.28	46.96

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

Risk and Volatility

CBIZ has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Where Food Comes From has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CBIZ beats Where Food Comes From on 8 of the 14 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 Where Food Comes From

Where Food Comes From, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a third-party food verification company in North America. The company operates through Verification and Certification, and Professional Services segments. It conducts on-site and desk audits to verify that claims being made about livestock, food, other specialty crops, and agricultural and aquaculture products are accurate, as well as offers Where Food Comes From Source Verified retail and restaurant labeling program, which connects consumers directly to the source of the food they purchase through product labeling, and web-based information sharing and education. It also offers professional services and technology solutions; verification solutions; and consulting services, as well as sells hardware. The company serves beef and pork packers, organic producers and processors, and specialty retail chains. The company was formerly known as Integrated Management Information, Inc. and changed its name to Where Food Comes From, Inc. in December 2012. Where Food Comes From, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Castle Rock, Colorado.