Blackbaud (BLKB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blackbaud, Inc. is a software company that provides cloud-based technology for nonprofit organizations and other social-impact institutions. Its solutions help organizations manage fundraising, donor relationships, financial operations, marketing, volunteer programs, grants, and constituent engagement.

The company’s product portfolio includes customer relationship management and fundraising platforms, online giving and peer-to-peer fundraising tools, financial management software, grantmaking solutions, and systems for managing events, memberships, and communications. Blackbaud also offers technology designed for corporate social responsibility and employee engagement programs.

Blackbaud serves a broad range of organizations, including charities and foundations, higher education institutions, K-12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith-based groups, arts and cultural institutions, and other nonprofit entities. Founded in 1981, the company is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and delivers its services to organizations in the United States and internationally.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.14 to $54.66
• 50-Day Range: $41.43 to $53.24
• 52-Week Range: $25.58 to $70.71
• Volume: 476,979 shs
• Average Volume: 603,559 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.74
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $49.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Blackbaud Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blackbaud scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 339th out of 588 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Blackbaud has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Blackbaud has a consensus price target of $49.50, representing about 7.6% downside from its current price of $53.57.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Blackbaud has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Blackbaud are expected to grow by 15.90% in the coming year, from $3.71 to $4.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blackbaud is 16.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blackbaud is 16.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Blackbaud has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blackbaud has a P/B Ratio of 30.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.58% of the float of Blackbaud has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blackbaud has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.88.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blackbaud has recently decreased by 8.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Blackbaud does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Blackbaud does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Blackbaud will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.16% next year. This indicates that Blackbaud will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Blackbaud has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Blackbaud this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Blackbaud to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blackbaud insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,001,761.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.01% of the stock of Blackbaud is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.21% of the stock of Blackbaud is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BLKB
• CIK: 1280058
• Web: www.blackbaud.com
• Phone: (843) 216-6200
• Fax: 843-216-6100
• Employees: 2,800
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Blackbaud: $49.50
• High Price Target: $58.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.44
• P/E Growth: 1.77
• Net Income: $114.97 million
• Net Margins: 13.12%
• Pretax Margin: 14.90%
• Return on Equity: 197.49%
• Return on Assets: 6.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 16.82
• Current Ratio: 0.83
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.15
• Cash Flow: $5.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.56
• Book Value: $1.78 per share
• Price / Book: 30.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,390,000
• Free Float: 44,478,000
• Market Cap: $2.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04