Blackbaud (BLKB) Competitors $61.38 -0.17 (-0.28%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BLKB vs. MANH, HCP, PEGA, ACIW, INFA, SWI, PLUS, NTCT, SPNS, and VRNTShould you be buying Blackbaud stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackbaud include Manhattan Associates (MANH), HashiCorp (HCP), Pegasystems (PEGA), ACI Worldwide (ACIW), Informatica (INFA), SolarWinds (SWI), ePlus (PLUS), NetScout Systems (NTCT), Sapiens International (SPNS), and Verint Systems (VRNT). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. Blackbaud vs. Manhattan Associates HashiCorp Pegasystems ACI Worldwide Informatica SolarWinds ePlus NetScout Systems Sapiens International Verint Systems Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer MANH or BLKB? Manhattan Associates currently has a consensus target price of $212.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.11%. Blackbaud has a consensus target price of $85.33, suggesting a potential upside of 39.07%. Given Blackbaud's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than Manhattan Associates.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manhattan Associates 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Blackbaud 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has better earnings and valuation, MANH or BLKB? Manhattan Associates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blackbaud. Blackbaud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManhattan Associates$1.04B9.38$218.36M$3.5145.86Blackbaud$1.16B2.61$1.82M-$5.90-10.40 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MANH or BLKB? 98.4% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Blackbaud shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Manhattan Associates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MANH or BLKB more profitable? Manhattan Associates has a net margin of 20.95% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -24.83%. Manhattan Associates' return on equity of 84.62% beat Blackbaud's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manhattan Associates20.95% 84.62% 32.00% Blackbaud -24.83%26.30%4.42% Does the media favor MANH or BLKB? In the previous week, Manhattan Associates had 34 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Manhattan Associates and 14 mentions for Blackbaud. Blackbaud's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Manhattan Associates' score of 0.59 indicating that Blackbaud is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manhattan Associates 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Blackbaud 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, MANH or BLKB? Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackbaud has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MANH or BLKB? Manhattan Associates received 140 more outperform votes than Blackbaud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.28% of users gave Manhattan Associates an outperform vote while only 60.69% of users gave Blackbaud an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManhattan AssociatesOutperform Votes52963.28% Underperform Votes30736.72% BlackbaudOutperform Votes38960.69% Underperform Votes25239.31% SummaryManhattan Associates beats Blackbaud on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Blackbaud News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLKB 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 NASDAQ 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 BLKB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackbaudPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.02B$22.23B$21.70B$7.41BDividend YieldN/A2.03%3.01%4.32%P/E Ratio-10.41105.1839.3517.74Price / Sales2.6116.402,031.4593.10Price / Cash13.2386.0634.6734.64Price / Book21.317.825.703.96Net Income$1.82M$438.39M$736.69M$247.34M7 Day Performance-1.10%-0.75%0.02%0.94%1 Month Performance-3.29%-6.36%-6.09%-6.69%1 Year Performance-21.59%4.10%52,819.32%-0.06% Blackbaud Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLKBBlackbaud4.3573 of 5 stars$61.38-0.3%$85.33+39.0%-22.2%$3.02B$1.16B-10.403,200MANHManhattan Associates4.5207 of 5 stars$146.40-3.7%$243.78+66.5%-28.7%$8.95B$1.04B41.714,150Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHCPHashiCorp0.3562 of 5 stars$34.78flat$34.40-1.1%N/A$7.11B$654.89M-57.021,850Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePEGAPegasystems4.8063 of 5 stars$63.19-0.2%$99.36+57.2%+19.2%$5.43B$1.50B62.566,140Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeACIWACI Worldwide1.7419 of 5 stars$49.70-1.0%$53.33+7.3%+65.8%$5.24B$1.59B23.553,350Positive NewsINFAInformatica3.8182 of 5 stars$16.45-1.3%$24.67+50.0%-51.1%$4.98B$1.64B548.355,500Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSWISolarWinds3.4473 of 5 stars$18.38+0.0%$18.00-2.0%+74.6%$3.18B$796.90M29.172,300Trading HaltedHigh Trading VolumePLUSePlus4.3323 of 5 stars$56.42-1.3%$90.00+59.5%-23.7%$1.50B$2.13B14.391,580Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNTCTNetScout Systems2.8591 of 5 stars$19.30-0.1%$25.00+29.5%+4.6%$1.38B$821.14M-3.292,296Short Interest ↓Gap DownSPNSSapiens International3.5143 of 5 stars$24.52-4.4%$33.50+36.6%-14.8%$1.37B$542.38M19.014,040News CoverageVRNTVerint Systems4.7365 of 5 stars$15.26+0.4%$30.33+98.8%-43.7%$948.23M$909.19M16.233,700Insider TradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manhattan Associates Alternatives HashiCorp Alternatives Pegasystems Alternatives ACI Worldwide Alternatives Informatica Alternatives SolarWinds Alternatives ePlus Alternatives NetScout Systems Alternatives Sapiens International Alternatives Verint Systems Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:BLKB) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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