Block (XYZ) Competitors

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and Block (NYSE:XYZ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHOP or XYZ?

Block received 49 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.30% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 66.30% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shopify	Outperform Votes 1432 66.30%	Underperform Votes 728 33.70%
Block	Outperform Votes 1481 69.30%	Underperform Votes 656 30.70%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shopify	$9.38B	15.83	$2.02B	$1.23	93.02
Block	$24.12B	1.67	$2.90B	$4.11	15.89

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHOP or XYZ?

69.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Block shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

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
Shopify	22.74%	12.00%	9.79%
Block	10.84%	5.71%	3.18%

Which has more risk & volatility, SHOP or XYZ?

Shopify has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Block has a beta of 2.75, indicating that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SHOP or XYZ?

Shopify currently has a consensus price target of $115.66, suggesting a potential upside of 1.08%. Block has a consensus price target of $76.19, suggesting a potential upside of 16.64%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.67
Block	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the media favor SHOP or XYZ?

In the previous week, Shopify had 40 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Shopify and 3 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Block's score of -1.00 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shopify	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Block	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Block beats Shopify on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.