Black Knight, Inc. provides software, data, and analytics solutions to the mortgage and consumer loan, real estate, and capital market verticals primarily in the United States. It operates through two segments, Software Solutions, and Data and Analytics. The Software Solutions segment offers software and hosting solutions, including LoanSphere mortgage servicing platform, a software as a service application that automates loan servicing to the secondary mortgage market and investor reporting; and LoanSphere Bankruptcy and LoanSphere Foreclosure solutions, which are Web-based workflow information systems for managing and automating a range of workflow processes involving non-performing loans. It also provides LoanSphere Invoicing to organize images of paper documents within a particular file, capture information from imaged documents, manage invoices, and offer various users access to data needed for monitoring and process management. In addition, this segment provides LoanSphere Empower, which supports retail and wholesale loan originations; LoanSphere LendingSpace that supports correspondent loan originations; LoanSphere Exchange, a platform, which offers interconnected network of originators, agents, settlement services providers, and investors; Insight suite of solutions designed to help lenders meet loan quality and disclosure requirements; and eLending platform, which hosts a range of on-demand services that provide electronic document delivery, signature, closings, and post-close services accessible to lenders. The Data and Analytics segment offers services consisting of property, mortgage performance data, and multiple listing service; mortgage and real estate analytics; and enterprise business intelligence. The company was formerly known as Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. and changed its name to Black Knight, Inc. in October 2017. Black Knight, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Prepackaged software
Sub-IndustryPaper Products
SectorBusiness Services
Phone904-854-5100
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.11 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees4,700
Next Earnings Date5/6/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Black Knight (NYSE:BKI) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Black Knight's stock symbol?
Black Knight trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BKI."
How were Black Knight's earnings last quarter?
Black Knight Inc (NYSE:BKI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.10. The company earned $285.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $285.14 million. Black Knight had a return on equity of 14.17% and a net margin of 15.13%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.37 EPS. View Black Knight's Earnings History.
When is Black Knight's next earnings date?
What guidance has Black Knight issued on next quarter's earnings?
Black Knight issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.90-2.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.04. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.18-1.20 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.20 billion.Black Knight also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $1.90-2.00 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for BKI?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Black Knight's shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Black Knight's share price to reach $57.7188 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Black Knight.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Black Knight?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Black Knight in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Black Knight.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Black Knight stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Black Knight stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Black Knight, Inc. engages in the provision of integrated technology, workflow automation and data and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, through its subsidiaries. It operates through the Technology and Data and Analytics business segments. Technology segment offers software and hosting solutions which support loan servicing, loan origination and settlement services. Data and Analytics segment provides property ownership data, lien data, servicing data, automated valuation models, collateral risk scores, prepayment and default models, lead generation and other data solutions. Black Knight Inc., formerly known as Black Knight Financial Services Inc., is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. " (2/15/2019)
- 2. Knight Equity analysts commented, "BKI reported solid 4Q18 results with adjusted revenue growth of 6% to $286M (vs. our $285M estimate) and adj. EPS of $0.50 (beat our/Street’s $0.47 estimates) with ~$0.03 of upside from a lower than expected tax rate. Encouragingly, growth was consistent across segments (+6/7% growth in Software/D&A, respectively) and BKI anticipates converting 20-25% of its $160M backlog in FY19 (in line with prior expectations). BKI’s CY19 outlook anticipates ~6-7% revenue growth and EPS of $1.90-2.00; includes ~$0.08 drag from DNB-related debt (by our estimate). We remain attracted to BKI’s strong market position and its large signed backlog. At 23x our FY20E EPS, the shares appear attractive considering long-term growth prospects/ visibility. Maintain Outperform rating and $55 PT." (2/13/2019)
Has Black Knight been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about BKI stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Black Knight earned a news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
Who are some of Black Knight's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Black Knight include Electronic Arts (EA), Shopify (SHOP), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Splunk (SPLK), CA (CA), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Twilio (TWLO), Synopsys (SNPS), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), ANSYS (ANSS), Symantec (SYMC), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Atlassian (TEAM) and Tableau Software (DATA).
What other stocks do shareholders of Black Knight own?
Who are Black Knight's key executives?
Black Knight's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. William Patrick Foley II, Exec. Chairman (Age 74)
- Mr. Joseph M. Nackashi, Pres (Age 55)
- Mr. Kirk T. Larsen, Chief Financial Officer (Age 47)
- Mr. Anthony Orefice, Exec. VP & COO (Age 58)
- Mr. Anthony M. Jabbour, CEO & Director (Age 51)
Who are Black Knight's major shareholders?
Black Knight's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (8.90%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (5.90%), BlackRock Inc. (4.23%), Lunia Capital LP (3.85%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.76%) and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. (1.55%). Company insiders that own Black Knight stock include Anthony M Jabbour, H Lee Equity Fund Vi Thomas, Richard N Massey and William P Foley II. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Black Knight.
Which major investors are selling Black Knight stock?
BKI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, First Quadrant L P CA, Bodenholm Capital AB, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Black Knight company stock in the last year include Richard N Massey and William P Foley II. View Insider Buying and Selling for Black Knight.
Which major investors are buying Black Knight stock?
BKI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lunia Capital LP, FMR LLC, Norges Bank, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., BlackRock Inc., King Luther Capital Management Corp and Strycker View Capital LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Black Knight.
How do I buy shares of Black Knight?
Shares of BKI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Black Knight's stock price today?
One share of BKI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.06.
How big of a company is Black Knight?
Black Knight has a market capitalization of $7.96 billion and generates $1.11 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $168.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.63 on an earnings per share basis. Black Knight employs 4,700 workers across the globe.
What is Black Knight's official website?
How can I contact Black Knight?
Black Knight's mailing address is 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL, 32204. The company can be reached via phone at 904-854-5100 or via email at [email protected]
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