Block (XYZ) Competitors $61.80 -0.36 (-0.58%) As of 05/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. SHOP, CRWD, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, NTES, SNOW, ADSK, NET, and TEAMShould 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), Synopsys (SNPS), NetEase (NTES), Snowflake (SNOW), Autodesk (ADSK), Cloudflare (NET), and Atlassian (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry. Block vs. Shopify CrowdStrike Strategy Cadence Design Systems Synopsys NetEase Snowflake Autodesk Cloudflare Atlassian Block (NYSE:XYZ) and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer XYZ or SHOP? Block currently has a consensus price target of $75.23, indicating a potential upside of 21.72%. Shopify has a consensus price target of $115.37, indicating a potential upside of 9.91%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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) 9 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 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 media prefer XYZ or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 24 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Shopify and 10 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Block's score of -0.21 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Block 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shopify 25 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XYZ or SHOP? Block received 48 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.45% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 66.30% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlockOutperform Votes147869.45% Underperform Votes65030.55% ShopifyOutperform Votes143066.30% Underperform Votes72733.70% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in XYZ or SHOP? 70.4% of Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Shopify shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Block shares are owned by company 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$23.94B1.59$9.77M$4.1115.04Shopify$9.38B14.49$2.02B$1.2385.34 Which has more volatility & risk, XYZ or SHOP? Block has a beta of 2.83, suggesting that its stock price is 183% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 {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$38.01B$26.76B$13.51B$19.49BDividend YieldN/A1.72%2.65%3.90%P/E Ratio13.58118.9133.5734.81Price / Sales1.5915.01359.5139.19Price / CashN/A86.0630.9317.51Price / Book2.049.405.314.74Net Income$9.77M$436.62M$195.65M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.16%4.68%0.17%1.30%1 Month Performance5.68%18.92%7.63%5.06%1 Year Performance-3.56%27.24%16.23%5.24% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock4.4271 of 5 stars$61.80-0.6%$75.23+21.7%-3.6%$38.01B$23.94B13.5812,985Analyst ForecastInsider TradeSHOPShopify4.0487 of 5 stars$101.51-1.7%$115.37+13.7%+77.5%$131.44B$9.38B65.4911,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CRWDCrowdStrike4.2257 of 5 stars$455.59+2.6%$403.83-11.4%+48.5%$112.93B$3.95B893.334,960Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMSTRStrategy4.5211 of 5 stars$369.51-7.5%$514.42+39.2%+139.3%$101.03B$459.28M-65.602,150Trending NewsInsider TradeCDNSCadence Design Systems4.7544 of 5 stars$315.51-0.4%$325.23+3.1%-0.6%$86.15B$4.87B81.7410,200Trending NewsShort Interest ↓SNPSSynopsys4.8753 of 5 stars$498.85-0.9%$614.86+23.3%-18.0%$77.13B$6.07B34.3619,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase3.8621 of 5 stars$119.75+0.6%$119.38-0.3%+36.5%$75.87B$107.27B18.8032,100Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake3.7669 of 5 stars$199.99-1.6%$217.33+8.7%+51.0%$66.02B$3.84B-58.993,990Trending NewsInsider TradeOptions VolumeADSKAutodesk4.4768 of 5 stars$295.35+0.1%$337.18+14.2%+46.6%$63.19B$6.13B58.6012,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNETCloudflare3.9248 of 5 stars$158.45+0.1%$141.79-10.5%+145.4%$54.68B$1.77B-720.203,220Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑TEAMAtlassian4.8746 of 5 stars$206.82-0.7%$285.29+37.9%+31.5%$54.29B$4.96B-154.348,810Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors MSTR Competitors CDNS Competitors SNPS Competitors NTES Competitors SNOW Competitors ADSK Competitors NET Competitors TEAM 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 6/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBig Oil’s big pivotThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?I've never been more confident about a DeFi opportunity. 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