Blackline Safety (BLN) Competitors

Blackline Safety (TSE:BLN) and Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BLN or LSPD?

In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 2 more articles in the media than Blackline Safety. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 1 mentions for Blackline Safety. Blackline Safety's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.51 indicating that Blackline Safety is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackline Safety	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BLN or LSPD?

Blackline Safety presently has a consensus target price of C$8.94, suggesting a potential upside of 18.85%. Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus target price of C$18.60, suggesting a potential upside of 10.12%. Given Blackline Safety's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Blackline Safety is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackline Safety	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLN or LSPD?

28.2% of Blackline Safety shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Blackline Safety shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BLN or LSPD?

Blackline Safety has a beta of 1.042767, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.315924, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLN or LSPD more profitable?

Blackline Safety has a net margin of -9.90% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -11.75%. Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity of -5.25% beat Blackline Safety's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackline Safety	-9.90%	-29.94%	-8.43%
Lightspeed Commerce	-11.75%	-5.25%	-3.79%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BLN or LSPD?

Blackline Safety has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Blackline Safety is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lightspeed Commerce, 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
Blackline Safety	C$146.90M	4.45	-C$13.93M	-C$0.09	-83.56
Lightspeed Commerce	C$1.12B	2.05	-C$86.99M	-C$4.46	-3.79

Summary

Blackline Safety and Lightspeed Commerce tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.