BKSY vs. NN, KLIC, SEDG, DQ, LUNR, BELFA, HIMX, AAOI, NSSC, and LASR
Should you be buying BlackSky Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackSky Technology include NextNav (NN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Bel Fuse (BELFA), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), and nLight (LASR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
BlackSky Technology vs. Its Competitors
BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY) and NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, BlackSky Technology had 1 more articles in the media than NextNav. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BlackSky Technology and 4 mentions for NextNav. NextNav's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat BlackSky Technology's score of 1.11 indicating that NextNav is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BlackSky Technology presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.89%. NextNav has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.01%. Given BlackSky Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BlackSky Technology is more favorable than NextNav.
BlackSky Technology has higher revenue and earnings than NextNav. NextNav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackSky Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BlackSky Technology has a net margin of -82.04% compared to NextNav's net margin of -2,678.59%. BlackSky Technology's return on equity of -52.27% beat NextNav's return on equity.
BlackSky Technology has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextNav has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
27.2% of BlackSky Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of NextNav shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of BlackSky Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of NextNav shares are held by 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.
Summary
BlackSky Technology beats NextNav on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BKSY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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This page (NYSE:BKSY) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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