What Happened?
Shares of financial services provider CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) fell 13.1% in the afternoon session after the company reported mixed first-quarter 2025 results, which included an EPS beat, but revenue missed significantly, and full-year revenue guidance fell short. Management lowered its full-year revenue guidance, citing uncertainty around client demand for project-based services and a larger mix of episodic revenue later in the year. Overall, this quarter could have been better.
The shares closed the day at $66.42, down 14% from previous close.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
CBIZ’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 7 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for CBIZ and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
CBIZ is down 17.4% since the beginning of the year, and at $67 per share, it is trading 24.4% below its 52-week high of $88.65 from February 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of CBIZ’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $3,018.
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