Block (XYZ) Competitors $61.74 -0.41 (-0.66%) As of 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment. Do analysts rate XYZ or SHOP? Block currently has a consensus price target of $75.23, indicating a potential upside of 21.84%. Shopify has a consensus price target of $115.37, indicating a potential upside of 7.71%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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) 22 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XYZ or SHOP? Block received 47 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.44% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 66.30% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlockOutperform Votes147769.44% Underperform Votes65030.56% ShopifyOutperform Votes143066.30% Underperform Votes72733.70% Does the media prefer XYZ or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 27 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Shopify and 13 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Block's score of -0.38 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) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shopify 28 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has more volatility and risk, XYZ or SHOP? Block has a beta of 2.83, meaning that its share price is 183% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.66, meaning that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger 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$23.94B1.59$9.77M$4.1115.02Shopify$9.38B14.79$2.02B$1.2387.08 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$37.97B$26.60B$7.75B$19.40BDividend YieldN/A1.73%2.67%3.91%P/E Ratio13.57121.3433.4534.83Price / Sales1.5915.71366.3242.55Price / CashN/A86.0630.9317.51Price / Book2.039.485.454.74Net Income$9.77M$436.62M$195.65M$1.02B7 Day Performance11.24%4.98%1.43%1.21%1 Month Performance5.92%15.21%8.77%4.99%1 Year PerformanceN/A23.54%18.68%5.80% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock4.2678 of 5 stars$61.74-0.7%$75.23+21.8%N/A$37.97B$23.94B13.5712,985Analyst ForecastSHOPShopify3.9696 of 5 stars$109.26-1.3%$115.37+5.6%+87.4%$141.47B$9.38B70.4911,600Trending NewsShort Interest ↓MSTRStrategy4.4909 of 5 stars$409.67+2.5%$514.42+25.6%+120.9%$112.01B$459.28M-72.732,150Trending NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.2628 of 5 stars$442.76+0.8%$403.56-8.9%+34.4%$109.75B$3.95B868.174,960Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCDNSCadence Design Systems4.6548 of 5 stars$320.71-0.3%$325.23+1.4%+9.8%$87.57B$4.87B83.0910,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SNPSSynopsys4.9099 of 5 stars$515.00+0.1%$613.43+19.1%-12.9%$79.63B$6.07B35.4719,000Positive NewsNTESNetEase4.2379 of 5 stars$118.47-0.9%$119.38+0.8%+37.4%$75.06B$105.30B18.6032,100Positive NewsADSKAutodesk4.3602 of 5 stars$296.39-0.6%$321.32+8.4%+39.8%$63.41B$6.13B58.8112,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSNOWSnowflake3.7081 of 5 stars$182.23-0.5%$200.28+9.9%+32.0%$60.15B$3.63B-53.763,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportOptions VolumeTEAMAtlassian4.8511 of 5 stars$215.26-2.5%$285.29+32.5%+25.0%$56.51B$4.96B-160.648,810Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNETCloudflare3.8505 of 5 stars$158.26+0.7%$141.79-10.4%+118.0%$54.61B$1.77B-719.373,220Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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