Block (XYZ) Competitors $64.59 -1.25 (-1.90%) As of 06/10/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. SHOP, CRWD, MSTR, CDNS, NTES, SNPS, SNOW, ADSK, RBLX, and NETShould 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), NetEase (NTES), Synopsys (SNPS), Snowflake (SNOW), Autodesk (ADSK), Roblox (RBLX), and Cloudflare (NET). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry. Block vs. Shopify CrowdStrike Strategy Cadence Design Systems NetEase Synopsys Snowflake Autodesk Roblox Cloudflare Block (NYSE:XYZ) and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XYZ or SHOP? Block received 50 more outperform votes than Shopify when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.40% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 66.31% of users gave Shopify an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlockOutperform Votes148169.40% Underperform Votes65330.60% ShopifyOutperform Votes143166.31% Underperform Votes72733.69% Do analysts prefer XYZ or SHOP? Block currently has a consensus target price of $76.22, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. Shopify has a consensus target price of $115.11, suggesting a potential upside of 4.39%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 2.73Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor XYZ or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 44 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Shopify and 8 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Block's score of 0.05 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) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shopify 36 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 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 risk & volatility, XYZ or SHOP? Block has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and 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$23.94B1.66$9.77M$4.1115.72Shopify$9.38B15.22$2.02B$1.2389.64 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$39.72B$27.42B$14.26B$19.81BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.63%3.85%P/E Ratio14.20120.0734.0235.71Price / Sales1.6615.96336.2045.94Price / CashN/A86.0630.9317.52Price / Book2.139.665.474.84Net Income$9.77M$438.27M$195.34M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.62%1.33%2.84%2.35%1 Month Performance28.31%9.06%5.95%5.86%1 Year PerformanceN/A33.45%23.05%14.72% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock4.2347 of 5 stars$64.59-1.9%$76.22+18.0%N/A$39.72B$23.94B14.2012,985Analyst ForecastInsider TradeSHOPShopify4.131 of 5 stars$106.21-0.9%$115.37+8.6%+74.7%$137.60B$9.38B68.5611,600Positive NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.2795 of 5 stars$477.26+1.2%$412.52-13.6%+24.8%$118.29B$3.95B935.734,960Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionMSTRStrategy4.5219 of 5 stars$372.83+1.0%$514.42+38.0%+144.5%$101.96B$459.28M-66.212,150Trending NewsInsider TradeCDNSCadence Design Systems4.4625 of 5 stars$291.21+1.4%$325.23+11.7%+3.2%$79.48B$4.87B75.4110,200Positive NewsNTESNetEase3.666 of 5 stars$123.26+1.2%$119.38-3.1%+39.5%$78.09B$107.27B19.3532,100Positive NewsSNPSSynopsys4.6917 of 5 stars$462.82-0.3%$609.64+31.7%-12.5%$71.79B$6.22B31.8719,000Positive NewsInsider TradeSNOWSnowflake3.8476 of 5 stars$209.44+1.8%$217.33+3.8%+64.3%$69.94B$3.84B-61.793,990Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeADSKAutodesk4.4265 of 5 stars$295.54-0.2%$337.45+14.2%+36.4%$63.18B$6.35B58.6012,600Positive NewsRBLXRoblox2.1074 of 5 stars$89.82+3.3%$70.86-21.1%+167.8%$60.94B$3.84B-61.962,130Trending NewsInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.6671 of 5 stars$169.29+2.0%$141.79-16.2%+150.3%$58.67B$1.77B-769.453,220Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors MSTR Competitors CDNS Competitors NTES Competitors SNPS Competitors SNOW Competitors ADSK Competitors RBLX 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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