Block (XYZ) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of XYZ or MSTR?

70.4% of Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Strategy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Block shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Strategy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, XYZ or MSTR?

Block has a beta of 2.83, indicating that its stock price is 183% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategy has a beta of 3.79, indicating that its stock price is 279% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XYZ or MSTR?

Block received 1029 more outperform votes than Strategy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.44% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 64.27% of users gave Strategy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Block	Outperform Votes 1475 69.44%	Underperform Votes 649 30.56%
Strategy	Outperform Votes 446 64.27%	Underperform Votes 248 35.73%

Does the media prefer XYZ or MSTR?

In the previous week, Strategy had 182 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 185 mentions for Strategy and 3 mentions for Block. Strategy's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Block's score of 0.29 indicating that Strategy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Block	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Strategy	78 Very Positive mention(s)	29 Positive mention(s)	56 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate XYZ or MSTR?

Block currently has a consensus target price of $75.54, suggesting a potential upside of 31.71%. Strategy has a consensus target price of $514.42, suggesting a potential upside of 23.38%. Given Block's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Block is more favorable than Strategy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Block	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Strategy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has higher earnings and valuation, XYZ or MSTR?

Block has higher revenue and earnings than Strategy. Strategy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Block, 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	$23.94B	1.48	$9.77M	$4.11	13.95
Strategy	$459.28M	248.19	-$1.17B	-$21.81	-19.12

Is XYZ or MSTR more profitable?

Block has a net margin of 11.92% compared to Strategy's net margin of -251.73%. Block's return on equity of 5.80% beat Strategy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Block	11.92%	5.80%	3.08%
Strategy	-251.73%	-19.01%	-10.88%

Summary

Block beats Strategy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.