BlackLine (BL) Competitors $54.46 +0.52 (+0.96%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.50 +0.04 (+0.07%) As of 04:08 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. AUR, MBLY, YMM, DOCS, SAIL, PCTY, TEM, PCOR, NICE, and WIXShould you be buying BlackLine stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackLine include Aurora Innovation (AUR), Mobileye Global (MBLY), Full Truck Alliance (YMM), Doximity (DOCS), Sailpoint (SAIL), Paylocity (PCTY), Tempus AI (TEM), Procore Technologies (PCOR), NICE (NICE), and Wix.com (WIX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. BlackLine vs. Aurora Innovation Mobileye Global Full Truck Alliance Doximity Sailpoint Paylocity Tempus AI Procore Technologies NICE Wix.com Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) and BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media favor AUR or BL? In the previous week, Aurora Innovation had 5 more articles in the media than BlackLine. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Aurora Innovation and 13 mentions for BlackLine. BlackLine's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Aurora Innovation's score of 1.11 indicating that BlackLine is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aurora Innovation 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackLine 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AUR or BL more profitable? BlackLine has a net margin of 24.67% compared to Aurora Innovation's net margin of 0.00%. BlackLine's return on equity of 21.63% beat Aurora Innovation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aurora InnovationN/A -40.06% -35.59% BlackLine 24.67%21.63%4.10% Do analysts recommend AUR or BL? Aurora Innovation presently has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 78.28%. BlackLine has a consensus target price of $60.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.55%. Given Aurora Innovation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aurora Innovation is more favorable than BlackLine.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aurora Innovation 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56BlackLine 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Which has more volatility and risk, AUR or BL? Aurora Innovation has a beta of 2.76, indicating that its stock price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackLine has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AUR or BL? 44.7% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of BlackLine shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of BlackLine shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AUR or BL? BlackLine received 395 more outperform votes than Aurora Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.84% of users gave BlackLine an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Aurora Innovation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAurora InnovationOutperform Votes1542.86% Underperform Votes2057.14% BlackLineOutperform Votes41061.84% Underperform Votes25338.16% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AUR or BL? BlackLine has higher revenue and earnings than Aurora Innovation. Aurora Innovation 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 RatioAurora Innovation$68M154.33-$748M-$0.48-12.56BlackLine$662.81M5.12$165.81M$1.3839.46 SummaryBlackLine beats Aurora Innovation on 12 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$3.39B$26.39B$25.11B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A1.74%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio37.56118.7844.3819.71Price / Sales5.1222.362,068.55120.59Price / Cash27.2086.0634.7834.62Price / Book7.629.276.704.50Net Income$165.81M$436.62M$739.31M$248.22M7 Day Performance-1.05%0.03%-0.32%0.56%1 Month Performance20.86%22.57%13.46%13.17%1 Year Performance4.69%19.24%52,670.39%7.30% BlackLine Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLBlackLine4.3233 of 5 stars$54.46+1.0%$60.75+11.5%+2.4%$3.39B$662.81M37.561,810Insider TradeGap UpAURAurora Innovation2.9031 of 5 stars$7.93+8.9%$10.75+35.6%+144.4%$13.80B$68M-16.871,700Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMBLYMobileye Global2.1125 of 5 stars$16.61+1.9%$18.63+12.2%-42.6%$13.49B$1.85B-4.353,700Positive NewsInsider TradeYMMFull Truck Alliance4.3541 of 5 stars$12.60+9.5%$14.80+17.5%+29.2%$13.17B$11.24B29.997,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDOCSDoximity3.074 of 5 stars$61.11+3.2%$65.39+7.0%+80.3%$11.41B$550.17M61.11890Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpSAILSailpointN/A$19.83+6.5%$26.03+31.3%N/A$11.04B$861.61M0.002,645Gap UpPCTYPaylocity4.7692 of 5 stars$198.76+2.1%$223.00+12.2%+13.9%$10.98B$1.55B50.965,300Positive NewsTEMTempus AI2.0183 of 5 stars$62.69+2.2%$61.50-1.9%N/A$10.80B$803.32M-8.042,300Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumePCORProcore Technologies3.2157 of 5 stars$72.33+10.2%$80.24+10.9%-4.2%$10.79B$1.19B-100.462,880Positive NewsNICENICE4.4457 of 5 stars$164.00-0.3%$224.29+36.8%-18.9%$10.37B$2.74B24.267,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWIXWix.com4.8102 of 5 stars$179.71+4.8%$237.74+32.3%-11.9%$10.08B$1.76B76.475,930Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Aurora Innovation Alternatives Mobileye Global Alternatives Full Truck Alliance Alternatives Doximity Alternatives Sailpoint Alternatives Paylocity Alternatives Tempus AI Alternatives Procore Technologies Alternatives NICE Alternatives Wix.com 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWatch This Robotics Demo Before July 23rdJeff Brown, the tech legend who picked shares of Nvidia in 2016 before they jumped by more than 22,000%... ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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