Workiva (WK) Competitors $75.00 +2.08 (+2.85%) Closing price 08/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.41 -2.59 (-3.45%) As of 08/13/2025 07:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WK vs. BL, SPT, HUBS, PD, TWLO, MDB, GEN, RBRK, BSY, and OKTAShould you be buying Workiva stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Workiva include BlackLine (BL), Sprout Social (SPT), HubSpot (HUBS), PagerDuty (PD), Twilio (TWLO), MongoDB (MDB), Gen Digital (GEN), Rubrik (RBRK), Bentley Systems (BSY), and Okta (OKTA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Workiva vs. Its Competitors BlackLine Sprout Social HubSpot PagerDuty Twilio MongoDB Gen Digital Rubrik Bentley Systems Okta Workiva (NYSE:WK) and BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WK or BL? BlackLine has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Workiva. Workiva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackLine, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWorkiva$738.68M5.69-$55.04M-$1.20-62.50BlackLine$653.34M4.86$165.81M$1.2939.74 Is WK or BL more profitable? BlackLine has a net margin of 13.05% compared to Workiva's net margin of -8.25%. BlackLine's return on equity of 15.95% beat Workiva's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Workiva-8.25% N/A -4.45% BlackLine 13.05%15.95%3.70% Do analysts prefer WK or BL? Workiva presently has a consensus price target of $99.22, indicating a potential upside of 32.30%. BlackLine has a consensus price target of $61.08, indicating a potential upside of 19.16%. Given Workiva's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Workiva is more favorable than BlackLine.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Workiva 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00BlackLine 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility & risk, WK or BL? Workiva has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackLine has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WK or BL? In the previous week, BlackLine had 27 more articles in the media than Workiva. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for BlackLine and 4 mentions for Workiva. Workiva's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat BlackLine's score of 0.73 indicating that Workiva is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Workiva 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackLine 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in WK or BL? 92.2% of Workiva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of BlackLine shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Workiva shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of BlackLine shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBlackLine beats Workiva on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Workiva News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WK 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 WK 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 WK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWorkivaINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.08B$20.03B$30.16B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A3.33%3.09%3.60%P/E Ratio-62.5073.7952.6828.50Price / Sales5.6965.451,254.8381.45Price / CashN/A82.4736.0523.46Price / Book-63.0318.389.265.45Net Income-$55.04M$347.70M$803.11M$994.60M7 Day Performance-1.11%0.77%1.65%3.03%1 Month Performance11.99%0.50%1.07%1.91%1 Year Performance-3.28%70.42%24,042.65%16.34% Workiva Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WKWorkiva4.3454 of 5 stars$75.00+2.9%$99.22+32.3%-1.7%$4.08B$738.68M-62.502,828BLBlackLine4.3487 of 5 stars$53.50+1.1%$60.79+13.6%-1.8%$3.30B$653.34M38.771,830SPTSprout Social2.5814 of 5 stars$16.73+1.1%$29.17+74.3%-55.5%$962.22M$405.91M-16.091,140Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHUBSHubSpot4.8159 of 5 stars$503.28+1.0%$759.04+50.8%-9.6%$26.29B$2.63B-1,118.398,246Positive NewsPDPagerDuty3.3428 of 5 stars$15.72+1.7%$19.75+25.7%-14.3%$1.41B$467.50M-39.291,242TWLOTwilio4.5655 of 5 stars$125.37+3.5%$127.22+1.5%+65.5%$18.50B$4.46B-597.005,535Earnings ReportMDBMongoDB4.5815 of 5 stars$226.56+2.5%$281.31+24.2%-14.6%$18.06B$2.01B-198.745,558GENGen Digital3.8836 of 5 stars$28.98+0.7%$33.60+15.9%+29.3%$17.73B$3.94B27.873,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRBRKRubrik3.3119 of 5 stars$92.67+5.7%$100.38+8.3%+174.0%$16.96B$886.54M-32.753,200BSYBentley Systems3.9603 of 5 stars$57.90+1.4%$53.70-7.3%+4.6%$16.67B$1.35B73.295,500OKTAOkta4.9189 of 5 stars$97.72+2.7%$118.61+21.4%-2.0%$16.65B$2.61B155.115,914Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BL Competitors SPT Competitors HUBS Competitors PD Competitors TWLO Competitors MDB Competitors GEN Competitors RBRK Competitors BSY Competitors OKTA 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:WK) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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