Block (XYZ) Competitors $79.56 +1.00 (+1.27%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.35 -0.21 (-0.26%) As of 10/24/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. CRWD, NTES, RBLX, SNOW, NET, INFY, CRWV, DDOG, EA, and ZSShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include CrowdStrike (CRWD), NetEase (NTES), Roblox (RBLX), Snowflake (SNOW), Cloudflare (NET), American Noble Gas (INFY), CoreWeave (CRWV), Datadog (DDOG), Electronic Arts (EA), and Zscaler (ZS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Block vs. Its Competitors CrowdStrike NetEase Roblox Snowflake Cloudflare American Noble Gas CoreWeave Datadog Electronic Arts Zscaler Block (NYSE:XYZ) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability. Do analysts prefer XYZ or CRWD? Block presently has a consensus price target of $82.42, indicating a potential upside of 3.61%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $496.47, indicating a potential downside of 5.85%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Block is more favorable than CrowdStrike.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Block 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71CrowdStrike 2 Sell rating(s) 17 Hold rating(s) 28 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media prefer XYZ or CRWD? In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 62 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for CrowdStrike and 8 mentions for Block. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Block's score of 0.61 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Block 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CrowdStrike 50 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in XYZ or CRWD? 70.4% of Block shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Block shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, XYZ or CRWD? Block has a beta of 2.71, suggesting that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is XYZ or CRWD more profitable? Block has a net margin of 12.32% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -6.84%. Block's return on equity of 7.85% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Block12.32% 7.85% 4.49% CrowdStrike -6.84%-1.53%-0.61% Which has higher earnings & valuation, XYZ or CRWD? Block has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Block, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlock$23.83B2.03$2.90B$4.6717.04CrowdStrike$4.34B30.48-$19.27M-$1.19-443.13 SummaryBlock beats CrowdStrike on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding XYZ 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 XYZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlockINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$48.49B$19.74B$33.03B$21.99BDividend YieldN/A3.70%3.18%3.57%P/E Ratio17.0476.38104.5833.34Price / Sales2.03116.711,291.2493.03Price / Cash30.9383.8538.0824.54Price / Book2.329.277.624.66Net Income$2.90B$356.34M$820.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.78%4.64%2.45%2.22%1 Month Performance7.90%1.43%3.61%2.07%1 Year PerformanceN/A63.57%24,146.24%14.05% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock3.833 of 5 stars$79.56+1.3%$82.42+3.6%N/A$48.49B$23.83B17.0411,372Analyst UpgradeCRWDCrowdStrike4.0704 of 5 stars$488.94-3.9%$494.02+1.0%+73.2%$122.70B$3.95B-410.8710,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase4.4913 of 5 stars$145.99-2.3%$142.30-2.5%+86.0%$92.50B$14.43B19.7626,028Positive NewsShort Interest ↓RBLXRoblox2.295 of 5 stars$133.42+4.0%$128.31-3.8%+206.0%$86.06B$3.60B-93.302,474Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake3.9492 of 5 stars$241.39-2.4%$256.18+6.1%+124.4%$81.78B$3.63B-58.177,834Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNETCloudflare4.1508 of 5 stars$217.74-2.2%$196.54-9.7%+143.6%$75.88B$1.67B-640.414,263Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastINFYAmerican Noble Gas3.0899 of 5 stars$16.47-1.9%$17.18+4.3%-20.6%$68.25B$19.28B21.38323,578Positive NewsCRWVCoreWeave0.9117 of 5 stars$134.06-5.3%$127.64-4.8%N/A$65.50BN/A0.00881Trending NewsInsider TradeGap UpDDOGDatadog4.1981 of 5 stars$160.88-2.0%$159.54-0.8%+26.3%$56.11B$2.68B459.676,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeEAElectronic Arts4.1389 of 5 stars$200.200.0%$177.00-11.6%+38.5%$50.09B$7.46B50.1814,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeZSZscaler3.4547 of 5 stars$301.80-3.6%$307.43+1.9%+75.6%$47.77B$2.67B-1,117.787,923News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRWD Competitors NTES Competitors RBLX Competitors SNOW Competitors NET Competitors INFY Competitors CRWV Competitors DDOG Competitors EA Competitors ZS Competitors 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:XYZ) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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