Black Knight (BKI) Competitors

Procore Technologies (NYSE:PCOR) and Black Knight (NYSE:BKI) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media refer more to PCOR or BKI?

In the previous week, Procore Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Black Knight. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Procore Technologies and 3 mentions for Black Knight. Black Knight's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Procore Technologies' score of -0.51 indicating that Black Knight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Procore Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Black Knight	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PCOR or BKI?

Procore Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.85%. Black Knight has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.34%. Given Black Knight's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Black Knight is more favorable than Procore Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Procore Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Black Knight	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PCOR or BKI?

Procore Technologies has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Knight has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PCOR or BKI more profitable?

Black Knight has a net margin of 14.85% compared to Procore Technologies' net margin of -36.03%. Black Knight's return on equity of 11.95% beat Procore Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Procore Technologies	-36.03%	-19.75%	-13.06%
Black Knight	14.85%	11.95%	5.30%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCOR or BKI?

82.5% of Procore Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Black Knight shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.2% of Procore Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Black Knight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PCOR or BKI?

Black Knight has higher revenue and earnings than Procore Technologies. Procore Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Knight, 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
Procore Technologies	$720.20 million	12.67	-$286.93 million	-$2.02	-32.15
Black Knight	$1.55 billion	5.67	$452.50 million	$1.47	38.15

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCOR or BKI?

Black Knight received 350 more outperform votes than Procore Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.90% of users gave Black Knight an outperform vote while only 43.21% of users gave Procore Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Procore Technologies	Outperform Votes 35 43.21%	Underperform Votes 46 56.79%
Black Knight	Outperform Votes 385 67.90%	Underperform Votes 182 32.10%

Summary

Black Knight beats Procore Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.