BlackLine (BL) Competitors $56.63 +0.63 (+1.13%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.63 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BL vs. SNAP, MBLY, YMM, TEM, PCTY, NICE, AUR, TTAN, KVYO, and DSGXShould you be buying BlackLine stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackLine include Snap (SNAP), Mobileye Global (MBLY), Full Truck Alliance (YMM), Tempus AI (TEM), Paylocity (PCTY), NICE (NICE), Aurora Innovation (AUR), ServiceTitan (TTAN), Klaviyo (KVYO), and The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. BlackLine vs. Its Competitors Snap Mobileye Global Full Truck Alliance Tempus AI Paylocity NICE Aurora Innovation ServiceTitan Klaviyo The Descartes Systems Group Snap (NYSE:SNAP) and BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to SNAP or BL? In the previous week, BlackLine had 10 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for BlackLine and 7 mentions for Snap. Snap's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat BlackLine's score of 1.19 indicating that Snap is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Snap 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackLine 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNAP or BL? Snap received 683 more outperform votes than BlackLine when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.75% of users gave BlackLine an outperform vote while only 57.68% of users gave Snap an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSnapOutperform Votes109357.68% Underperform Votes80242.32% BlackLineOutperform Votes41061.75% Underperform Votes25438.25% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SNAP or BL? 47.5% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of BlackLine shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Snap shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of BlackLine shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SNAP or BL more profitable? BlackLine has a net margin of 24.67% compared to Snap's net margin of -13.02%. BlackLine's return on equity of 21.63% beat Snap's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Snap-13.02% -25.67% -7.55% BlackLine 24.67%21.63%4.10% Do analysts prefer SNAP or BL? Snap presently has a consensus target price of $35.62, suggesting a potential upside of 314.67%. BlackLine has a consensus target price of $60.54, suggesting a potential upside of 6.90%. Given Snap's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Snap is more favorable than BlackLine.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Snap 1 Sell rating(s) 23 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23BlackLine 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has better earnings and valuation, SNAP or BL? BlackLine has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackLine, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSnap$5.53B2.60-$697.86M-$0.31-27.71BlackLine$662.81M5.32$165.81M$1.3841.04 Which has more volatility & risk, SNAP or BL? Snap has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackLine has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackLine beats Snap on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackLine News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart BL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackLinePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.53B$27.44B$26.16B$8.61BDividend YieldN/A1.59%2.86%4.18%P/E Ratio39.06118.9545.2920.06Price / Sales5.3216.402,041.76157.10Price / Cash27.2086.0634.7434.64Price / Book7.929.657.004.70Net Income$165.81M$438.27M$740.66M$247.88M7 Day Performance-2.45%-0.23%1.66%2.20%1 Month Performance6.51%8.64%6.65%9.44%1 Year Performance23.62%31.66%52,520.48%14.72% BlackLine Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLBlackLine3.9878 of 5 stars$56.63+1.1%$60.54+6.9%+22.1%$3.53B$662.81M39.061,810Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSNAPSnap3.459 of 5 stars$8.20-0.6%$35.62+334.3%-44.1%$13.71B$5.53B-19.535,290News CoverageMBLYMobileye Global2.4294 of 5 stars$15.87-2.3%$18.63+17.4%-50.2%$12.89B$1.85B-4.153,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownYMMFull Truck Alliance3.4289 of 5 stars$11.79+1.3%$15.00+27.3%+39.9%$12.33B$11.67B28.067,100Positive NewsTEMTempus AI1.6659 of 5 stars$63.47+15.0%$63.42-0.1%N/A$10.99B$803.32M-8.142,300Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumePCTYPaylocity4.768 of 5 stars$190.53-0.2%$223.00+17.0%+34.0%$10.52B$1.55B48.855,300Positive NewsNICENICE3.2798 of 5 stars$165.40-0.3%$211.50+27.9%+1.2%$10.46B$2.78B24.477,100Trending NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpAURAurora Innovation2.17 of 5 stars$5.86-3.3%$10.75+83.4%+153.2%$10.37B$68M-12.471,700Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionTTANServiceTitan2.5275 of 5 stars$111.93+1.1%$120.86+8.0%N/A$10.09B$771.88M0.002,870Earnings ReportOptions VolumeLockup ExpirationHigh Trading VolumeKVYOKlaviyo4.4169 of 5 stars$33.87-0.4%$43.11+27.3%+50.9%$10.06B$1.01B-188.171,815Short Interest ↓DSGXThe Descartes Systems Group3.5228 of 5 stars$114.28-1.4%$124.80+9.2%+8.6%$9.78B$651M71.871,860Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Snap Alternatives Mobileye Global Alternatives Full Truck Alliance Alternatives Tempus AI Alternatives Paylocity Alternatives NICE Alternatives Aurora Innovation Alternatives ServiceTitan Alternatives Klaviyo Alternatives The Descartes Systems Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BL) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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