Blackbaud (BLKB) Competitors

Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLKB or MANH?

Manhattan Associates received 142 more outperform votes than Blackbaud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.37% of users gave Manhattan Associates an outperform vote while only 60.59% of users gave Blackbaud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blackbaud	Outperform Votes 389 60.59%	Underperform Votes 253 39.41%
Manhattan Associates	Outperform Votes 531 63.37%	Underperform Votes 307 36.63%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLKB or MANH?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackbaud	$1.15B	2.70	$1.82M	-$5.90	-10.81
Manhattan Associates	$1.05B	11.09	$218.36M	$3.50	54.81

Is BLKB or MANH more profitable?

Manhattan Associates has a net margin of 20.95% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -24.83%. Manhattan Associates' return on equity of 84.62% beat Blackbaud's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbaud	-24.83%	26.30%	4.42%
Manhattan Associates	20.95%	84.62%	32.00%

Does the media favor BLKB or MANH?

In the previous week, Manhattan Associates had 8 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Manhattan Associates and 14 mentions for Blackbaud. Manhattan Associates' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Blackbaud's score of 0.93 indicating that Manhattan Associates is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackbaud	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Manhattan Associates	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BLKB or MANH?

94.2% of Blackbaud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Manhattan Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BLKB or MANH?

Blackbaud has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BLKB or MANH?

Blackbaud presently has a consensus target price of $78.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.38%. Manhattan Associates has a consensus target price of $205.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.15%. Given Blackbaud's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than Manhattan Associates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackbaud	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Manhattan Associates	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Manhattan Associates beats Blackbaud on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.