BlackLine (BL) Competitors

BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) and Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer BL or DT?

BlackLine currently has a consensus price target of $61.08, indicating a potential upside of 13.16%. Dynatrace has a consensus price target of $62.63, indicating a potential upside of 26.75%. Given Dynatrace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dynatrace is more favorable than BlackLine.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackLine	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
Dynatrace	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BL or DT?

95.1% of BlackLine shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Dynatrace shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of BlackLine shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Dynatrace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BL or DT?

Dynatrace has higher revenue and earnings than BlackLine. Dynatrace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackLine, 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	$653.34M	5.11	$165.81M	$1.29	41.84
Dynatrace	$1.70B	8.77	$483.68M	$1.63	30.31

Which has more volatility and risk, BL or DT?

BlackLine has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynatrace has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BL or DT?

In the previous week, Dynatrace had 16 more articles in the media than BlackLine. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Dynatrace and 6 mentions for BlackLine. BlackLine's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Dynatrace's score of 1.07 indicating that BlackLine is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackLine	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dynatrace	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BL or DT more profitable?

Dynatrace has a net margin of 27.75% compared to BlackLine's net margin of 13.05%. BlackLine's return on equity of 15.95% beat Dynatrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackLine	13.05%	15.95%	3.70%
Dynatrace	27.75%	9.15%	6.00%

Summary

Dynatrace beats BlackLine on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.