Blackbaud (BLKB) Competitors

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) and Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CDNS or BLKB?

Cadence Design Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Blackbaud. Blackbaud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Design Systems, 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
Cadence Design Systems	$4.64B	20.51	$1.06B	$3.70	94.41
Blackbaud	$1.16B	2.79	-$283.17M	-$5.78	-11.48

Which has more volatility & risk, CDNS or BLKB?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Blackbaud has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDNS or BLKB more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 19.88% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -24.82%. Blackbaud's return on equity of 61.72% beat Cadence Design Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	19.88%	29.65%	15.38%
Blackbaud	-24.82%	61.72%	5.07%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CDNS or BLKB?

84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Blackbaud shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CDNS or BLKB?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 19 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 8 mentions for Blackbaud. Blackbaud's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 1.27 indicating that Blackbaud is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blackbaud	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CDNS or BLKB?

Cadence Design Systems presently has a consensus target price of $364.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.29%. Blackbaud has a consensus target price of $78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.56%. Given Blackbaud's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Blackbaud	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Cadence Design Systems beats Blackbaud on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.