Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CBZ scored 65.2, HURN scored 69.6 — HURN leads.
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Different reporting periods. CBZ's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but HURN's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
CBZ
CBIZ, Inc.
Specialty Business Services · Quality-Growth
65.2
$54.82 · $3.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
4.4
HURN leads
HURN
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
Consulting Services · Quality-Growth
69.6
$167.05 · $2.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestHURN24.9x
Fastest growthCBZ+52.1%
Strongest balance sheetCBZ1.02
Highest qualityHURN67 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCBZ-55%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CBZ
stronger →← stronger
HURN
44
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
67
87
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
83
72
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
60
CBZ is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CBZ
HURN
$274mC
FCF
$104mC
+52.1%A
Rev
+11.7%B
1.02C+
D/E
2.25D
26.4xB
P/E
24.9xB
1.22B
PEG
1.47B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CBZ
HURN
55% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
37% above
~-5%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~17%/yr
+72%
1-yr DCF upside
-36%
+120%
5-yr DCF upside
-27%
+216%
10-yr DCF upside
-11%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CBZ
No notable signals flagged.
HURN
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
CBZCBIZ, Inc.
Specialty Business Services · $54.82 · beta 0.92
Why now
Specialty Business Services · market cap $3.0b. Trading near 52-week high of $56.41 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue growing +52% — in hypergrowth territory.
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($96m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Net margin 4.4% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 6% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
HURNHuron Consulting Group Inc.
Consulting Services · $167.05 · beta 0.09
Why now
Consulting Services · market cap $2.7b. 11% off the 52-week high of $186.78. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 4 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $190.75 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
D/E 2.25 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where CBZ and HURN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 4.4 points in favor of HURN. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualityCBZ 44.5 · HURN 67.1HURN +22.6
ValueCBZ 71.7 · HURN 60.5CBZ +11.2
GrowthCBZ 87.0 · HURN 83.1CBZ +3.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is HURN or CBZ the better stock?
HURN scores higher: HURN 69.6, CBZ 65.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do HURN and CBZ differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where HURN leads by 23 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are HURN and CBZ scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.