Block (XYZ) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend XYZ or SHOP?

Block currently has a consensus target price of $76.22, indicating a potential upside of 19.77%. Shopify has a consensus target price of $115.66, indicating a potential upside of 5.16%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Block is more favorable than Shopify.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Block	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Shopify	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, XYZ or SHOP?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XYZ or SHOP?

Block received 49 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.34% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 66.30% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Block	Outperform Votes 1481 69.34%	Underperform Votes 655 30.66%
Shopify	Outperform Votes 1432 66.30%	Underperform Votes 728 33.70%

Does the media favor XYZ or SHOP?

In the previous week, Shopify had 42 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Shopify and 2 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Block's score of -1.00 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Block	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Shopify	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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. 10.5% of Block shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is XYZ or SHOP 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
Block	10.84%	5.71%	3.18%
Shopify	22.74%	12.00%	9.79%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XYZ or SHOP?

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
Block	$24.12B	1.62	$2.90B	$4.11	15.48
Shopify	$9.38B	15.21	$2.02B	$1.23	89.41

Summary

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