BLKB vs. MANH, PEGA, INFA, HCP, ACIW, SWI, PLUS, NTCT, SPNS, and VRNT
Should you be buying Blackbaud stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackbaud include Manhattan Associates (MANH), Pegasystems (PEGA), Informatica (INFA), HashiCorp (HCP), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), SolarWinds (SWI), ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Sapiens International (SPNS), and Verint Systems (VRNT). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.
Blackbaud vs. Its Competitors
Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
Manhattan Associates has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blackbaud. Blackbaud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Manhattan Associates had 11 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Manhattan Associates and 2 mentions for Blackbaud. Manhattan Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Blackbaud's score of 1.14 indicating that Manhattan Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Blackbaud has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Manhattan Associates has a net margin of 20.67% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -25.05%. Manhattan Associates' return on equity of 83.52% beat Blackbaud's return on equity.
94.2% of Blackbaud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Blackbaud currently has a consensus target price of $78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.93%. Manhattan Associates has a consensus target price of $208.88, suggesting a potential upside of 4.59%. Given Blackbaud's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than Manhattan Associates.
Summary
Manhattan Associates beats Blackbaud on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:BLKB) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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