Workiva (WK) Competitors $77.88 +0.59 (+0.76%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.47 -1.40 (-1.80%) As of 09/3/2025 07:58 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, MDB, RBRK, U, TWLO, NBIS, 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), MongoDB (MDB), Rubrik (RBRK), Unity Software (U), Twilio (TWLO), Nebius Group (NBIS), and Okta (OKTA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Workiva vs. Its Competitors BlackLine Sprout Social HubSpot PagerDuty MongoDB Rubrik Unity Software Twilio Nebius Group Okta BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) and Workiva (NYSE:WK) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, BL or WK? BlackLine has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workiva has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BL or WK? BlackLine presently has a consensus target price of $61.08, suggesting a potential upside of 16.11%. Workiva has a consensus target price of $99.22, suggesting a potential upside of 27.41%. Given Workiva's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Workiva is more favorable than BlackLine.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackLine 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15Workiva 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is BL or WK 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 BlackLine13.05% 15.95% 3.70% Workiva -8.25%N/A -4.45% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BL or WK? 95.1% of BlackLine shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Workiva shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of BlackLine shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Workiva shares are held by 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. Does the media refer more to BL or WK? In the previous week, BlackLine had 3 more articles in the media than Workiva. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BlackLine and 6 mentions for Workiva. BlackLine's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Workiva's score of 1.49 indicating that BlackLine is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackLine 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Workiva 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BL or WK? BlackLine has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioBlackLine$653.34M4.98$165.81M$1.2940.78Workiva$738.68M5.91-$55.04M-$1.20-64.90 SummaryBlackLine beats Workiva on 11 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$4.61B$19.46B$30.07B$21.39BDividend YieldN/A3.40%3.16%3.49%P/E Ratio-64.9078.42416.4429.08Price / Sales5.9163.841,618.4648.95Price / CashN/A87.5034.3218.29Price / Book-65.4417.619.215.30Net Income-$55.04M$352.59M$808.33M$998.51M7 Day Performance-3.60%-1.90%-1.17%-0.63%1 Month Performance-5.70%0.38%2.26%4.90%1 Year Performance3.88%64.79%24,060.82%13.95% Workiva Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WKWorkiva4.0352 of 5 stars$77.88+0.8%$99.22+27.4%+4.1%$4.61B$738.68M-64.902,828Positive NewsBLBlackLine4.5475 of 5 stars$53.01-1.8%$61.08+15.2%+8.5%$3.34B$653.34M41.091,830Positive NewsSPTSprout Social1.8823 of 5 stars$14.64-3.6%$27.36+86.9%-48.0%$893.40M$405.91M-15.411,140Positive NewsHUBSHubSpot4.8853 of 5 stars$468.50-1.2%$726.04+55.0%-4.7%$24.99B$2.63B-2,036.948,246Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradePDPagerDuty3.5782 of 5 stars$16.34-2.3%$19.75+20.9%-14.6%$1.52B$476.13M-40.851,242Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeMDBMongoDB3.3184 of 5 stars$218.44-0.3%$283.46+29.8%+10.5%$17.90B$2.01B-191.615,558Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionRBRKRubrik3.2831 of 5 stars$87.84-1.0%$100.38+14.3%+166.9%$17.18B$886.54M-31.043,200News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUUnity Software1.4332 of 5 stars$39.80+1.6%$31.20-21.6%+134.1%$16.55B$1.81B-37.554,987Insider TradeTWLOTwilio4.0453 of 5 stars$104.61-1.7%$126.74+21.2%+72.1%$16.32B$4.46B871.825,535Positive NewsShort Interest ↑NBISNebius Group1.2215 of 5 stars$70.02+1.5%$70.80+1.1%N/A$16.26B$117.50M-122.841,371Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsOKTAOkta4.9841 of 5 stars$91.35-0.8%$118.61+29.8%+18.1%$16.12B$2.61B145.005,914Analyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BL Competitors SPT Competitors HUBS Competitors PD Competitors MDB Competitors RBRK Competitors U Competitors TWLO Competitors NBIS 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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