Block (XYZ) Competitors

Block (NYSE:XYZ) and Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) 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 earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, XYZ or MSTR?

Block has a beta of 2.83, suggesting that its share price is 183% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategy has a beta of 3.79, suggesting that its share price is 279% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XYZ or MSTR?

Block received 1030 more outperform votes than Strategy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.44% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 64.40% of users gave Strategy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Block	Outperform Votes 1475 69.44%	Underperform Votes 649 30.56%
Strategy	Outperform Votes 445 64.40%	Underperform Votes 246 35.60%

Do analysts rate XYZ or MSTR?

Block presently has a consensus target price of $75.54, suggesting a potential upside of 30.87%. Strategy has a consensus target price of $514.42, suggesting a potential upside of 28.67%. Given Block's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Block is more favorable than Strategy.

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)	2.67
Strategy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is XYZ or MSTR more profitable?

Block has a net margin of 11.92% compared to Strategy's net margin of -251.73%. Block's return on equity of 5.80% beat Strategy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Block	11.92%	5.80%	3.08%
Strategy	-251.73%	-19.01%	-10.88%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XYZ or MSTR?

Block has higher revenue and earnings than Strategy. Strategy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Block, 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
Block	$23.94B	1.49	$9.77M	$4.11	14.04
Strategy	$459.28M	238.00	-$1.17B	-$21.81	-18.33

Does the media prefer XYZ or MSTR?

In the previous week, Strategy had 167 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 172 mentions for Strategy and 5 mentions for Block. Strategy's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Block's score of -0.05 indicating that Strategy 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Strategy	76 Very Positive mention(s)	35 Positive mention(s)	47 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in XYZ or MSTR?

70.4% of Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Strategy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Block shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Strategy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Block beats Strategy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.