Block (XYZ) Competitors $58.77 +0.42 (+0.72%) As of 05/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. SHOP, MSTR, CRWD, CDNS, SNPS, NTES, ADSK, SNOW, TEAM, and NETShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include Shopify (SHOP), Strategy (MSTR), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), NetEase (NTES), Autodesk (ADSK), Snowflake (SNOW), Atlassian (TEAM), and Cloudflare (NET). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry. Block vs. Shopify Strategy CrowdStrike Cadence Design Systems Synopsys NetEase Autodesk Snowflake Atlassian Cloudflare Block (NYSE:XYZ) and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. 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% Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, XYZ or SHOP? Block has a beta of 2.83, suggesting that its share price is 183% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & 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$23.94B1.51$9.77M$4.1114.30Shopify$9.38B14.01$2.02B$1.2382.53 Do analysts recommend XYZ or SHOP? Block currently has a consensus target price of $75.52, suggesting a potential upside of 28.50%. Shopify has a consensus target price of $115.37, suggesting a potential upside of 13.65%. Given Block's 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 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XYZ or SHOP? Block received 45 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.41% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 66.30% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlockOutperform Votes147569.41% Underperform Votes65030.59% ShopifyOutperform Votes143066.30% Underperform Votes72733.70% Does the media prefer XYZ or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 28 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Shopify and 8 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Block's score of -1.25 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Block 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Shopify 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryShopify beats Block on 11 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$36.14B$26.37B$24.30B$19.28BDividend YieldN/A1.71%2.62%3.85%P/E Ratio12.92120.5732.7534.43Price / Sales1.5115.13357.5234.86Price / CashN/A86.0630.9317.51Price / Book1.949.245.384.69Net Income$9.77M$438.27M$196.34M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.82%-0.38%-1.21%-2.38%1 Month Performance2.48%13.33%8.69%4.34%1 Year PerformanceN/A21.55%18.16%4.87% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock4.6198 of 5 stars$58.77+0.7%$75.52+28.5%N/A$36.14B$23.94B12.9212,985Negative NewsInsider TradeGap DownSHOPShopify4.2676 of 5 stars$109.26-1.3%$115.37+5.6%+78.2%$141.47B$9.38B70.4911,600Positive NewsGap DownMSTRStrategy4.4468 of 5 stars$409.67+2.5%$514.42+25.6%+119.3%$112.01B$459.28M-72.732,150Trending NewsInsider TradeCRWDCrowdStrike3.9902 of 5 stars$442.76+0.8%$403.56-8.9%+29.6%$109.75B$3.95B868.174,960Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCDNSCadence Design Systems4.2597 of 5 stars$320.71-0.3%$325.23+1.4%+7.2%$87.57B$4.87B83.0910,200Positive NewsInsider TradeSNPSSynopsys4.6845 of 5 stars$515.00+0.1%$613.43+19.1%-15.1%$79.63B$6.07B35.4719,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase4.2112 of 5 stars$118.47-0.9%$119.38+0.8%+32.3%$75.06B$105.30B18.6032,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeADSKAutodesk4.2537 of 5 stars$296.39-0.6%$321.32+8.4%+37.4%$63.41B$6.13B58.8112,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSNOWSnowflake3.9423 of 5 stars$182.23-0.5%$200.28+9.9%+28.1%$60.15B$3.63B-53.763,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownTEAMAtlassian4.81 of 5 stars$215.26-2.5%$285.29+32.5%+22.5%$56.51B$4.96B-160.648,810Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownNETCloudflare3.8221 of 5 stars$158.26+0.7%$141.79-10.4%+113.6%$54.61B$1.77B-719.373,220Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHOP Competitors MSTR Competitors CRWD Competitors CDNS Competitors SNPS Competitors NTES Competitors ADSK Competitors SNOW Competitors TEAM 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 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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