PROS (PRO) Competitors

Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) and PROS (NYSE:PRO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BLKB or PRO?

94.2% of Blackbaud shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of PROS shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PROS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BLKB or PRO?

In the previous week, PROS had 8 more articles in the media than Blackbaud. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for PROS and 8 mentions for Blackbaud. Blackbaud's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat PROS's score of -0.03 indicating that Blackbaud is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackbaud	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PROS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLKB or PRO?

PROS received 195 more outperform votes than Blackbaud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.83% of users gave PROS an outperform vote while only 60.78% of users gave Blackbaud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blackbaud	Outperform Votes 389 60.78%	Underperform Votes 251 39.22%
PROS	Outperform Votes 584 71.83%	Underperform Votes 229 28.17%

Do analysts prefer BLKB or PRO?

Blackbaud presently has a consensus price target of $86.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. PROS has a consensus price target of $31.63, suggesting a potential upside of 35.44%. Given PROS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PROS is more favorable than Blackbaud.

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
PROS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, BLKB or PRO?

Blackbaud has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PROS has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BLKB or PRO?

Blackbaud has higher revenue and earnings than PROS. PROS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blackbaud, 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	$1.11B	3.85	$1.82M	$1.02	82.35
PROS	$303.71M	3.64	-$56.35M	-$0.62	-37.66

Is BLKB or PRO more profitable?

Blackbaud has a net margin of 4.61% compared to PROS's net margin of -8.89%. Blackbaud's return on equity of 20.34% beat PROS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbaud	4.61%	20.34%	4.51%
PROS	-8.89%	N/A	-5.86%

Summary

Blackbaud and PROS tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.