This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. (BLOX) (BLOX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock BLOX vs. MSFT, ORCL, NOW, FTNT, AXON, CVLT, QLYS, AI, and PRGSShould you be buying (BLOX) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of (BLOX) include Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), ServiceNow (NOW), Fortinet (FTNT), Axon Enterprise (AXON), CommVault Systems (CVLT), Qualys (QLYS), C3.ai (AI), and Progress Software (PRGS). These companies are all part of the "systems software" industry. (BLOX) vs. Its Competitors Microsoft Oracle ServiceNow Fortinet Axon Enterprise CommVault Systems Qualys C3.ai Progress Software Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and (BLOX) (NYSE:BLOX) are both systems software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Is MSFT or BLOX more profitable? Microsoft has a net margin of 35.79% compared to (BLOX)'s net margin of 0.00%. Microsoft's return on equity of 32.74% beat (BLOX)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Microsoft35.79% 32.74% 18.13% (BLOX) N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MSFT or BLOX? 71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of (BLOX) shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of (BLOX) 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. Do analysts prefer MSFT or BLOX? Microsoft presently has a consensus target price of $534.14, indicating a potential upside of 6.12%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than (BLOX).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Microsoft 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91(BLOX) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, MSFT or BLOX? Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than (BLOX). CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMicrosoft$245.12B15.26$88.14B$12.9438.90(BLOX)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer MSFT or BLOX? In the previous week, Microsoft had 245 more articles in the media than (BLOX). MarketBeat recorded 247 mentions for Microsoft and 2 mentions for (BLOX). Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat (BLOX)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Microsoft 146 Very Positive mention(s) 21 Positive mention(s) 67 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive (BLOX) 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMicrosoft beats (BLOX) on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get (BLOX) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLOX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BLOX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BLOX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric(BLOX) Industry SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$2.01B$2.01B$20.73BDividend YieldN/A13.74%13.72%3.71%P/E RatioN/A12.5212.2827.84Price / SalesN/A2,529,002.872,543,431.7742.44Price / CashN/A20.6861.9422.63Price / BookN/A3.353.224.57Net IncomeN/A-$492.57M-$475.68M$989.30M (BLOX) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLOX(BLOX)N/A$22.15+1.0%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/ANews CoverageMSFTMicrosoft4.438 of 5 stars$491.09-0.2%$524.71+6.8%+10.7%$3.66T$245.12B37.95228,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeORCLOracle4.784 of 5 stars$230.55+5.3%$200.63-13.0%+61.4%$615.02B$57.40B53.12162,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeNOWServiceNow4.5454 of 5 stars$1,008.78-0.3%$1,068.23+5.9%+25.1%$209.44B$10.98B137.0626,293Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeFTNTFortinet4.1637 of 5 stars$102.21-0.2%$105.62+3.3%+68.5%$78.40B$5.96B42.0614,138News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAXONAxon Enterprise2.0911 of 5 stars$774.55-0.1%$699.55-9.7%+150.6%$60.36B$2.08B187.094,970Positive NewsCVLTCommVault Systems4.7025 of 5 stars$170.49-1.2%$182.86+7.3%+34.2%$7.68B$995.62M100.883,300News CoverageQLYSQualys2.3931 of 5 stars$143.98-0.3%$137.50-4.5%-4.6%$5.25B$607.57M29.442,400AIC3.ai3.6708 of 5 stars$25.85+5.2%$29.38+13.7%-11.8%$3.30B$389.06M-11.54700Analyst UpgradePRGSProgress Software4.5859 of 5 stars$53.90-2.9%$75.17+39.5%-9.7%$2.39B$753.41M41.152,815Insider TradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Microsoft Alternatives Oracle Alternatives ServiceNow Alternatives Fortinet Alternatives Axon Enterprise Alternatives CommVault Systems Alternatives Qualys Alternatives C3.ai Alternatives Progress Software Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BLOX) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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