Contrasting Waitr (NASDAQ:ASAP) and CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ)

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) and Waitr (NASDAQ:ASAP) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares CBIZ and Waitr’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%
Waitr	-111.96%	N/A	-209.50%

Volatility and Risk

CBIZ has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waitr has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CBIZ and Waitr”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$1.59 billion	2.73	$120.97 million	$2.36	36.69
Waitr	$130.00 million	0.00	-$206.79 million	N/A	N/A

CBIZ has higher revenue and earnings than Waitr.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Waitr shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of CBIZ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Waitr shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for CBIZ and Waitr, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	0	0	1	0	3.00
Waitr	0	0	0	0	0.00

CBIZ presently has a consensus price target of $86.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.69%. Given Waitr’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waitr is more favorable than CBIZ.

Summary

CBIZ beats Waitr on 9 of the 11 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 Waitr

Waitr Holdings Inc. operates an online ordering technology platform in the United States. Its platform allows to order food, alcohol, convenience, grocery, flowers, auto parts, and others. The company's platform also facilitates access to third parties that provide payment processing solutions for restaurants and other merchants. Waitr Holdings Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.