BlackLine (BL) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BSY or BL?

In the previous week, Bentley Systems had 2 more articles in the media than BlackLine. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bentley Systems and 5 mentions for BlackLine. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat BlackLine's score of 0.97 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bentley Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackLine	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BSY or BL?

Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than BlackLine. Bentley Systems 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
Bentley Systems	$1.23B	10.91	$326.71M	$1.11	41.53
BlackLine	$590M	6.40	$58.17M	$0.98	61.69

Do analysts rate BSY or BL?

Bentley Systems presently has a consensus target price of $57.29, indicating a potential upside of 24.26%. BlackLine has a consensus target price of $67.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.37%. Given Bentley Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bentley Systems is more favorable than BlackLine.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bentley Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
BlackLine	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSY or BL?

BlackLine received 338 more outperform votes than Bentley Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.00% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote while only 62.52% of users gave BlackLine an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 64 64.00%	Underperform Votes 36 36.00%
BlackLine	Outperform Votes 402 62.52%	Underperform Votes 241 37.48%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BSY or BL?

44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of BlackLine shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.1% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of BlackLine shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BSY or BL more profitable?

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 27.73% compared to BlackLine's net margin of 19.83%. BlackLine's return on equity of 31.02% beat Bentley Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bentley Systems	27.73%	29.50%	8.49%
BlackLine	19.83%	31.02%	4.92%

Which has more risk & volatility, BSY or BL?

Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackLine has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bentley Systems beats BlackLine on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.