BLN vs. LSPD, ENGH, DCBO, ABST, DND, CMG, TCS, SYZ, ESP, and IMP
Should you be buying Blackline Safety stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackline Safety include Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Enghouse Systems (ENGH), Docebo (DCBO), Absolute Software (ABST), Dye & Durham (DND), Computer Modelling Group (CMG), Tecsys (TCS), Sylogist (SYZ), Brompton Energy Split (ESP), and Intermap Technologies (IMP). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Blackline Safety vs. Its Competitors
Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD) and Blackline Safety (TSE:BLN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
62.8% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Blackline Safety shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Blackline Safety shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Lightspeed Commerce currently has a consensus price target of C$18.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.35%. Blackline Safety has a consensus price target of C$7.71, indicating a potential upside of 23.53%. Given Blackline Safety's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blackline Safety is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.
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.
In the previous week, Lightspeed Commerce had 2 more articles in the media than Blackline Safety. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce and 0 mentions for Blackline Safety. Lightspeed Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Blackline Safety's score of 0.00 indicating that Lightspeed Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Blackline Safety has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.69, suggesting that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackline Safety has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lightspeed Commerce beats Blackline Safety on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:BLN) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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