Sylogist (SYZ) Competitors

Blackline Safety (TSE:BLN) and Sylogist (TSE:SYZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, BLN or SYZ?

Blackline Safety has a beta of 1.042767, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylogist has a beta of 0.467225, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BLN or SYZ?

In the previous week, Blackline Safety had 1 more articles in the media than Sylogist. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Blackline Safety and 0 mentions for Sylogist. Blackline Safety's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Sylogist's score of 0.00 indicating that Blackline Safety is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackline Safety	Very Positive
Sylogist	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BLN or SYZ?

Blackline Safety presently has a consensus price target of C$8.94, indicating a potential upside of 20.94%. Given Blackline Safety's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Blackline Safety is more favorable than Sylogist.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackline Safety	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Sylogist	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BLN or SYZ more profitable?

Sylogist has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Blackline Safety's net margin of -9.90%. Sylogist's return on equity of 2.80% beat Blackline Safety's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackline Safety	-9.90%	-29.94%	-8.43%
Sylogist	3.25%	2.80%	3.39%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BLN or SYZ?

Sylogist has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blackline Safety. Blackline Safety is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylogist, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackline Safety	C$146.90M	4.37	-C$13.93M	-C$0.09	-82.11
Sylogist	C$63.88M	2.59	C$1.08M	-C$0.12	-60.86

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLN or SYZ?

28.2% of Blackline Safety shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.6% of Sylogist shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Blackline Safety shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Sylogist shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blackline Safety beats Sylogist on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.