Block (XYZ) Competitors $64.99 +3.42 (+5.55%) As of 03:53 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. SHOP, CRWD, MSTR, CDNS, NTES, SNPS, SNOW, ADSK, RBLX, and NETShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Strategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), NetEase (NTES), Synopsys (SNPS), Snowflake (SNOW), Autodesk (ADSK), Roblox (RBLX), and Cloudflare (NET). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry. Block vs. Its Competitors Shopify CrowdStrike Strategy Cadence Design Systems NetEase Synopsys Snowflake Autodesk Roblox Cloudflare Block (NYSE:XYZ) and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is XYZ or SHOP more profitable? Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Block's net margin of 11.92%. Shopify's return on equity of 12.00% beat Block's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Block11.92% 5.80% 3.08% Shopify 22.74%12.00%9.79% Does the MarketBeat Community favor XYZ or SHOP? Block received 49 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.37% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 66.30% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlockOutperform Votes148169.37% Underperform Votes65430.63% ShopifyOutperform Votes143266.30% Underperform Votes72833.70% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XYZ or SHOP? Shopify has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Block. Block is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shopify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlock$23.94B1.67$9.77M$4.1115.81Shopify$9.38B14.99$2.02B$1.2388.11 Does the media prefer XYZ or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 51 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Shopify and 3 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Block's score of 0.24 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Block 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shopify 31 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, XYZ or SHOP? Block has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend XYZ or SHOP? Block currently has a consensus price target of $76.22, indicating a potential upside of 17.28%. Shopify has a consensus price target of $115.66, indicating a potential upside of 6.73%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Block is more favorable than Shopify.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Block 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of XYZ or SHOP? 70.4% of Block shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Block shares are held by company 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. SummaryShopify beats Block on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Block News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XYZ 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 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 ExcelMetricBlockPrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.97B$27.99B$14.18B$19.75BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.58%3.79%P/E Ratio14.28117.1033.5235.23Price / Sales1.6716.46304.9743.75Price / CashN/A86.0630.9317.51Price / Book2.149.695.434.83Net Income$9.77M$438.40M$194.72M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.34%-3.10%-1.55%-0.07%1 Month Performance12.60%1.25%0.96%1.43%1 Year PerformanceN/A29.86%25.13%11.69% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock4.2546 of 5 stars$64.99+5.6%$76.22+17.3%N/A$39.97B$23.94B14.2812,985Analyst UpgradeSHOPShopify3.6377 of 5 stars$109.95-1.3%$115.11+4.7%+55.7%$142.12B$9.38B70.8211,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpCRWDCrowdStrike4.3729 of 5 stars$465.04-0.7%$450.43-3.1%+24.7%$114.92B$4.14B909.124,960Positive NewsMSTRStrategy4.5862 of 5 stars$392.42+4.8%$514.42+31.1%+156.0%$107.36B$459.28M-69.712,150Trending NewsCDNSCadence Design Systems4.3628 of 5 stars$303.60+2.2%$325.23+7.1%-3.9%$82.80B$4.87B78.5610,200Positive NewsNTESNetEase3.9607 of 5 stars$130.61+2.8%$119.38-8.6%+39.8%$82.68B$107.27B20.4932,100Positive NewsSNPSSynopsys4.9303 of 5 stars$498.31+2.5%$607.14+21.8%-18.9%$77.28B$6.22B34.3019,000Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake3.8583 of 5 stars$210.52-0.2%$222.81+5.8%+63.7%$70.11B$3.84B-61.953,990Analyst ForecastInsider TradeADSKAutodesk4.6465 of 5 stars$298.55+0.2%$337.45+13.0%+29.3%$63.90B$6.35B59.2412,600Positive NewsRBLXRoblox2.4282 of 5 stars$93.71-2.2%$74.91-20.1%+177.3%$63.51B$3.84B-64.572,130Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.6544 of 5 stars$178.73-0.5%$145.92-18.4%+127.1%$61.79B$1.77B-810.303,220Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors MSTR Competitors CDNS Competitors NTES Competitors SNPS Competitors SNOW Competitors ADSK Competitors RBLX Competitors NET 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 6/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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