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BLKB vs. CDNS, DBX, META, WWD, ANET, BB, PSTG, WTS, MANH, and PEGA

Should you be buying Blackbaud stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackbaud include Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Dropbox (DBX), Meta Platforms (META), Woodward (WWD), Arista Networks (ANET), BlackBerry (BB), Pure Storage (PSTG), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Manhattan Associates (MANH), and Pegasystems (PEGA).

Blackbaud vs. Its Competitors

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

94.2% of Blackbaud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 24 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 3 mentions for Blackbaud. Blackbaud's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 1.09 indicating that Blackbaud is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Blackbaud$1.16B2.75-$283.17M-$5.90-11.10
Cadence Design Systems$4.64B19.62$1.06B$3.9584.42

Blackbaud presently has a consensus price target of $78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Cadence Design Systems has a consensus price target of $332.57, suggesting a potential downside of 0.26%. Given Blackbaud's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

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
Cadence Design Systems
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79

Cadence Design Systems has a net margin of 22.18% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -25.05%. Blackbaud's return on equity of 38.58% beat Cadence Design Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Blackbaud-25.05% 38.58% 4.88%
Cadence Design Systems 22.18%29.36%15.60%

Blackbaud has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BLKB vs. The Competition

MetricBlackbaudCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.18B$168.65B$28.81B$9.51B
Dividend YieldN/A1.27%3.01%3.99%
P/E Ratio-11.1139.3234.1820.02
Price / Sales2.7510.971,718.57103.02
Price / Cash13.1628.8638.6558.97
Price / Book22.7410.427.795.88
Net Income-$283.17M$3.72B$781.95M$258.50M
7 Day Performance2.22%1.69%0.92%2.03%
1 Month Performance2.31%7.61%7.45%12.52%
1 Year Performance-16.92%38.14%53,000.98%19.07%

Blackbaud Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BLKB
Blackbaud
4.3312 of 5 stars
$65.50
+0.4%
$78.67
+20.1%
-16.7%$3.18B$1.16B-11.112,600Upcoming Earnings
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.5431 of 5 stars
$317.49
-1.0%
$330.07
+4.0%
+21.9%$86.69B$4.87B80.3812,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
DBX
Dropbox
4.0479 of 5 stars
$27.09
+1.8%
$31.00
+14.4%
+18.8%$7.63B$2.55B17.712,204Positive News
META
Meta Platforms
3.6527 of 5 stars
$720.92
+0.5%
$729.38
+1.2%
+55.0%$1.81T$164.50B28.1274,067Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
WWD
Woodward
4.5113 of 5 stars
$251.56
+2.6%
$232.25
-7.7%
+44.1%$14.93B$3.32B40.649,300Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
ANET
Arista Networks
4.351 of 5 stars
$108.49
-0.1%
$110.07
+1.5%
+40.0%$136.25B$7.00B45.924,412Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
BB
BlackBerry
1.3496 of 5 stars
$4.03
-0.1%
$4.60
+14.3%
+65.1%$2.39B$534.90M-67.081,820Options Volume
PSTG
Pure Storage
4.5616 of 5 stars
$54.50
-3.3%
$69.95
+28.3%
-2.3%$17.81B$3.17B147.306,000Positive News
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
3.8121 of 5 stars
$252.22
-1.0%
$231.20
-8.3%
+29.0%$8.42B$2.24B28.894,800Positive News
MANH
Manhattan Associates
3.788 of 5 stars
$197.85
+0.9%
$206.78
+4.5%
-11.8%$12.01B$1.05B56.534,690Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PEGA
Pegasystems
4.249 of 5 stars
$50.43
+1.3%
$54.05
+7.2%
+90.1%$8.63B$1.64B48.965,443Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision

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