Blackbird (BIRD) Competitors

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BIRD vs. CAL, SMRT, CRTA, APPS, and ING

Should you buy Blackbird stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Blackbird with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Blackbird include Capital & Regional (CAL), Smartspace Software (SMRT), Cirata (CRTA), Appscatter Group (APPS), and Ingenta (ING).

How does Blackbird compare to Capital & Regional?

Blackbird (LON:BIRD) and Capital & Regional (LON:CAL) are both small-cap apparel companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Capital & Regional has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Blackbird's net margin of -188.48%. Capital & Regional's return on equity of 1.09% beat Blackbird's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbird	-188.48%	-40.32%	-17.94%
Capital & Regional	3.23%	1.09%	2.78%

Capital & Regional has higher revenue and earnings than Blackbird.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackbird	£1.38M	5.12	-£2.48M	-£0.62	N/A
Capital & Regional	£65M	0.00	£2.10M	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Blackbird had 6 more articles in the media than Capital & Regional. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blackbird and 0 mentions for Capital & Regional. Capital & Regional's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Blackbird's score of -0.84 indicating that Capital & Regional is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackbird	Negative
Capital & Regional	Neutral

Blackbird has a beta of 0.987, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Capital & Regional has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market.

15.0% of Blackbird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.2% of Capital & Regional shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Blackbird shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 82.8% of Capital & Regional shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Capital & Regional beats Blackbird on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackbird compare to Smartspace Software?

Smartspace Software (LON:SMRT) and Blackbird (LON:BIRD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Smartspace Software has higher revenue and earnings than Blackbird. Blackbird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smartspace Software, 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
Smartspace Software	£5.43M	0.00	-£1.70M	-£0.06	N/A
Blackbird	£1.38M	5.12	-£2.48M	-£0.62	N/A

Smartspace Software has a net margin of -38.40% compared to Blackbird's net margin of -188.48%. Smartspace Software's return on equity of -14.38% beat Blackbird's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smartspace Software	-38.40%	-14.38%	-5.14%
Blackbird	-188.48%	-40.32%	-17.94%

40.2% of Smartspace Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Blackbird shares are held by institutional investors. 34.4% of Smartspace Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of Blackbird shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Smartspace Software has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blackbird has a beta of 0.987, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Blackbird had 6 more articles in the media than Smartspace Software. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blackbird and 0 mentions for Smartspace Software. Smartspace Software's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Blackbird's score of -0.84 indicating that Smartspace Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smartspace Software	Neutral
Blackbird	Negative

Summary

Smartspace Software beats Blackbird on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackbird compare to Cirata?

Blackbird (LON:BIRD) and Cirata (LON:CRTA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Cirata has a net margin of -58.41% compared to Blackbird's net margin of -188.48%. Blackbird's return on equity of -40.32% beat Cirata's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbird	-188.48%	-40.32%	-17.94%
Cirata	-58.41%	-90.39%	-126.55%

In the previous week, Blackbird had 6 more articles in the media than Cirata. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blackbird and 0 mentions for Cirata. Cirata's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Blackbird's score of -0.84 indicating that Cirata is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackbird	Negative
Cirata	Neutral

Blackbird has a beta of 0.987, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cirata has a beta of 1.522, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the broader market.

Cirata has a consensus price target of GBX 44, suggesting a potential upside of 120.00%. Given Cirata's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cirata is more favorable than Blackbird.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackbird	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Cirata	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

15.0% of Blackbird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Cirata shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Blackbird shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Cirata shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Blackbird has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cirata. Cirata is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blackbird, 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
Blackbird	£1.38M	5.12	-£2.48M	-£0.62	N/A
Cirata	£11.87M	2.13	-£44.87M	-£6.00	N/A

Summary

Blackbird beats Cirata on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackbird compare to Appscatter Group?

Blackbird (LON:BIRD) and Appscatter Group (LON:APPS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Appscatter Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blackbird. Blackbird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Appscatter Group, 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
Blackbird	£1.38M	5.12	-£2.48M	-£0.62	N/A
Appscatter Group	£758.10K	0.00	N/A	-£13.80	N/A

15.0% of Blackbird shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Blackbird shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Blackbird had 6 more articles in the media than Appscatter Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blackbird and 0 mentions for Appscatter Group. Appscatter Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Blackbird's score of -0.84 indicating that Appscatter Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackbird	Negative
Appscatter Group	Neutral

Appscatter Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Blackbird's net margin of -188.48%. Appscatter Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Blackbird's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbird	-188.48%	-40.32%	-17.94%
Appscatter Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Blackbird and Appscatter Group tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackbird compare to Ingenta?

Ingenta (LON:ING) and Blackbird (LON:BIRD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Blackbird had 6 more articles in the media than Ingenta. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blackbird and 0 mentions for Ingenta. Ingenta's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Blackbird's score of -0.84 indicating that Ingenta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ingenta	Neutral
Blackbird	Negative

Ingenta has a net margin of 16.94% compared to Blackbird's net margin of -188.48%. Ingenta's return on equity of 24.87% beat Blackbird's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingenta	16.94%	24.87%	7.54%
Blackbird	-188.48%	-40.32%	-17.94%

Ingenta has a beta of 0.676, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Blackbird has a beta of 0.987, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

12.6% of Ingenta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Blackbird shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.8% of Ingenta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of Blackbird shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ingenta has higher revenue and earnings than Blackbird. Blackbird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingenta, 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
Ingenta	£10.27M	1.36	£1.34M	£11.99	8.01
Blackbird	£1.38M	5.12	-£2.48M	-£0.62	N/A

Summary

Ingenta beats Blackbird on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

BIRD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Blackbird	Software Industry	Computer Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£7.08M	£4.62B	£39.35B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	4.55%	3.97%	3.20%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	-2.38	26.20	164.85	366.07
Price / Sales	5.12	254.25	622.54	88,395.03
Price / Cash	3.71	17.18	47.82	27.89
Price / Book	0.68	4.17	9.55	7.70
Net Income	-£2.48M	£22.26M	£1.03B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-25.32%	-1.88%	0.12%	0.59%
1 Month Performance	-43.27%	3.13%	9.38%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	-58.74%	-8.34%	164.02%	87.53%

Blackbird Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BIRD Blackbird	N/A	GBX 1.48 -10.6%	N/A	-57.5%	£7.08M	£1.38M	N/A	710	Gap Up
CAL Capital & Regional	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£145.13M	£65M	3,330.00	9,200
SMRT Smartspace Software	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£26.05M	£5.43M	N/A	640
CRTA Cirata	N/A	GBX 19 flat	GBX 44 +131.6%	-26.1%	£24.01M	£11.87M	N/A	112	Gap Down
APPS Appscatter Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£16.74M	£758.10K	N/A	840

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This page (LON:BIRD) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Blackbird (BIRD) Competitors

BIRD vs. CAL, SMRT, CRTA, APPS, and ING

How does Blackbird compare to Capital & Regional?

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How does Blackbird compare to Smartspace Software?

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How does Blackbird compare to Cirata?

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How does Blackbird compare to Appscatter Group?

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How does Blackbird compare to Ingenta?

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Blackbird (BIRD) Competitors

BIRD vs. CAL, SMRT, CRTA, APPS, and ING

How does Blackbird compare to Capital & Regional?

Is BIRD or CAL more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BIRD or CAL?

Does the media prefer BIRD or CAL?

Which has more volatility and risk, BIRD or CAL?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BIRD or CAL?

Summary

How does Blackbird compare to Smartspace Software?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SMRT or BIRD?

Is SMRT or BIRD more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SMRT or BIRD?

Which has more volatility & risk, SMRT or BIRD?

Does the media prefer SMRT or BIRD?

Summary

How does Blackbird compare to Cirata?

Is BIRD or CRTA more profitable?

Does the media refer more to BIRD or CRTA?

Which has more risk & volatility, BIRD or CRTA?

Do analysts rate BIRD or CRTA?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BIRD or CRTA?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BIRD or CRTA?

Summary

How does Blackbird compare to Appscatter Group?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BIRD or APPS?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BIRD or APPS?

Does the media refer more to BIRD or APPS?

Is BIRD or APPS more profitable?

Summary

How does Blackbird compare to Ingenta?

Does the media refer more to ING or BIRD?

Is ING or BIRD more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, ING or BIRD?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ING or BIRD?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ING or BIRD?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

BIRD vs. The Competition

Blackbird Competitors List

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