BlackLine (BL) Competitors $57.78 +0.82 (+1.43%) Closing price 02:22 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.68 -0.10 (-0.17%) As of 04:40 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. PAYC, MBLY, SNAP, SAIL, YMM, TEM, NBIS, DOCS, IONQ, and NICEShould you be buying BlackLine stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackLine include Paycom Software (PAYC), Mobileye Global (MBLY), Snap (SNAP), SailPoint (SAIL), Full Truck Alliance (YMM), Tempus AI (TEM), Nebius Group (NBIS), Doximity (DOCS), IonQ (IONQ), and Nice (NICE). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. BlackLine vs. Its Competitors Paycom Software Mobileye Global Snap SailPoint Full Truck Alliance Tempus AI Nebius Group Doximity IonQ Nice BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) and Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts prefer BL or PAYC? BlackLine currently has a consensus target price of $60.54, suggesting a potential upside of 4.78%. Paycom Software has a consensus target price of $226.90, suggesting a potential downside of 2.56%. Given BlackLine's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BlackLine is more favorable than Paycom Software.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackLine 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Paycom Software 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BL or PAYC? Paycom Software has higher revenue and earnings than BlackLine. Paycom Software 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 RatioBlackLine$653.34M5.51$165.81M$1.3841.87Paycom Software$1.88B7.15$502M$7.0133.22 Is BL or PAYC more profitable? BlackLine has a net margin of 23.60% compared to Paycom Software's net margin of 20.60%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 25.53% beat BlackLine's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackLine23.60% 18.70% 4.05% Paycom Software 20.60%25.53%8.66% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BL or PAYC? 95.1% of BlackLine shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Paycom Software shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of BlackLine shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Paycom Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BL or PAYC? In the previous week, Paycom Software had 6 more articles in the media than BlackLine. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Paycom Software and 9 mentions for BlackLine. BlackLine's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Paycom Software's score of 1.19 indicating that BlackLine is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackLine 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paycom Software 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BL or PAYC? BlackLine has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycom Software has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackLine and Paycom Software tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 ExcelMetricBlackLineINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.60B$18.25B$27.56B$9.01BDividend YieldN/A2.52%3.15%4.09%P/E Ratio41.8767.2636.2820.06Price / Sales5.5170.371,994.68108.31Price / Cash27.3591.1437.6556.90Price / Book8.088.687.265.67Net Income$165.81M$335.91M$762.23M$248.47M7 Day Performance2.20%4.16%2.71%2.90%1 Month Performance0.32%2.76%6.67%5.75%1 Year Performance19.52%67.59%52,251.43%21.36% BlackLine Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLBlackLine3.6877 of 5 stars$57.78+1.4%$60.54+4.8%+18.5%$3.60B$653.34M41.871,810Positive NewsPAYCPaycom Software4.4972 of 5 stars$233.00+0.4%$226.90-2.6%+60.4%$13.48B$1.88B33.247,306Positive NewsMBLYMobileye Global1.8414 of 5 stars$16.42+11.5%$18.63+13.5%-32.2%$13.33B$1.65B-4.463,900Positive NewsSNAPSnap3.6717 of 5 stars$7.92-1.1%$35.62+349.8%-42.3%$13.24B$5.53B-25.554,911News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSAILSailPoint1.7712 of 5 stars$23.52+4.1%$26.50+12.7%N/A$13.09B$861.61M0.002,738Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionYMMFull Truck Alliance4.0081 of 5 stars$11.86+1.7%$15.00+26.5%+50.6%$12.40B$1.54B23.717,185News CoveragePositive NewsTEMTempus AI2.2784 of 5 stars$65.65-3.9%$63.42-3.4%+64.5%$11.37B$693.40M-8.422,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNBISNebius Group3.4729 of 5 stars$47.48-1.0%$66.50+40.1%N/A$11.19B$117.50M-83.301,371Gap DownDOCSDoximity2.5868 of 5 stars$58.01+1.1%$62.84+8.3%+120.0%$10.90B$570.40M58.01890IONQIonQ1.5112 of 5 stars$41.04+1.7%$40.00-2.5%+527.6%$10.74B$43.07M-27.54100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNICENice3.6507 of 5 stars$162.560.0%$209.75+29.0%-0.7%$10.28B$2.74B22.678,726Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Paycom Software Alternatives Mobileye Global Alternatives Snap Alternatives SailPoint Alternatives Full Truck Alliance Alternatives Tempus AI Alternatives Nebius Group Alternatives Doximity Alternatives IonQ Alternatives Nice 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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