NETGEAR (NTGR) Competitors

Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BLKB or NTGR?

NETGEAR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blackbaud. Blackbaud is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NETGEAR, 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
Blackbaud	$1.16B	2.63	-$283.17M	-$5.90	-10.61
NETGEAR	$673.76M	1.25	$12.36M	$0.82	35.83

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BLKB or NTGR?

94.2% of Blackbaud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of NETGEAR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BLKB or NTGR?

Blackbaud currently has a consensus target price of $78.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.73%. NETGEAR has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.29%. Given Blackbaud's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than NETGEAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackbaud	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
NETGEAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BLKB or NTGR?

In the previous week, Blackbaud and Blackbaud both had 5 articles in the media. NETGEAR's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Blackbaud's score of 0.88 indicating that NETGEAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackbaud	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NETGEAR	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BLKB or NTGR more profitable?

NETGEAR has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -25.05%. Blackbaud's return on equity of 38.58% beat NETGEAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbaud	-25.05%	38.58%	4.88%
NETGEAR	3.72%	-7.63%	-4.85%

Which has more risk & volatility, BLKB or NTGR?

Blackbaud has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blackbaud and NETGEAR tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.