Block (XYZ) Competitors $65.12 +0.31 (+0.48%) As of 06/26/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. SHOP, CRWD, MSTR, NTES, CDNS, SNPS, SNOW, RBLX, ADSK, and NETShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Strategy (MSTR), NetEase (NTES), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), Autodesk (ADSK), and Cloudflare (NET). Block vs. Its Competitors Shopify CrowdStrike Strategy NetEase Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Snowflake Roblox Autodesk Cloudflare Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Block (NYSE:XYZ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Is SHOP or XYZ more profitable? Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Block's net margin of 10.84%. Shopify's return on equity of 12.00% beat Block's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shopify22.74% 12.00% 9.79% Block 10.84%5.71%3.18% Which has more volatility & risk, SHOP or XYZ? Shopify has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Block has a beta of 2.75, suggesting that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SHOP or XYZ? Shopify presently has a consensus price target of $115.66, indicating a potential upside of 2.29%. Block has a consensus price target of $75.42, indicating a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Block is more favorable than Shopify.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Block 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Which has better earnings and valuation, SHOP or XYZ? Block has higher revenue and earnings than Shopify. 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 RatioShopify$9.38B15.64$2.02B$1.2391.93Block$24.12B1.66$2.90B$4.1115.84 Does the media refer more to SHOP or XYZ? In the previous week, Shopify had 28 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Shopify and 5 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Block's score of 0.58 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shopify 25 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Block 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in SHOP or XYZ? 69.3% of Shopify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Block shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Block shares are owned 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 9 of the 17 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 ExcelMetricBlockINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.86B$17.71B$27.34B$20.03BDividend YieldN/A2.63%2.94%3.80%P/E Ratio15.8465.9335.6327.36Price / Sales1.6664.542,369.3335.42Price / Cash25.5290.5137.3321.40Price / Book1.908.376.984.46Net Income$2.90B$334.48M$777.54M$987.50M7 Day Performance2.29%2.57%2.57%1.76%1 Month Performance4.81%-0.66%4.43%2.99%1 Year PerformanceN/A54.31%52,285.74%11.11% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock3.8151 of 5 stars$65.12+0.5%$75.42+15.8%N/A$39.86B$24.12B15.8411,372News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeSHOPShopify3.9021 of 5 stars$108.36+2.9%$115.66+6.7%+72.8%$140.35B$9.38B69.9311,600Positive NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.3713 of 5 stars$479.30-0.3%$453.17-5.5%+32.8%$118.92B$4.14B940.764,960Trending NewsInsider TradeMSTRStrategy4.5035 of 5 stars$378.53-1.1%$514.42+35.9%+165.1%$103.58B$459.28M-67.262,150Trending NewsNTESNetEase3.8639 of 5 stars$131.68+1.8%$119.38-9.3%+37.4%$83.42B$107.27B20.6732,100CDNSCadence Design Systems4.3213 of 5 stars$298.47-0.5%$325.23+9.0%-1.8%$81.45B$4.87B77.2910,200Positive NewsSNPSSynopsys4.7046 of 5 stars$474.24-1.0%$607.14+28.0%-17.2%$73.61B$6.22B32.6719,000Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake3.6647 of 5 stars$208.67+0.2%$223.50+7.1%+71.8%$69.68B$3.84B-61.573,990Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeRBLXRoblox2.5041 of 5 stars$100.41+3.3%$76.09-24.2%+184.4%$68.09B$3.84B-69.232,130Trending NewsInsider TradeADSKAutodesk4.639 of 5 stars$297.70+1.9%$337.45+13.4%+25.3%$63.71B$6.35B59.0712,600Positive NewsInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.6864 of 5 stars$177.50+3.2%$145.92-17.8%+140.8%$61.61B$1.77B-807.953,220Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors MSTR Competitors NTES Competitors CDNS Competitors SNPS Competitors SNOW Competitors RBLX Competitors ADSK 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 6/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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