PROS (PRO) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BLKB or PRO?

94.2% of Blackbaud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of PROS shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PROS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$1.16B	2.91	$1.82M	-$5.90	-11.57
PROS	$330.37M	3.70	-$20.48M	-$0.44	-58.44

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLKB or PRO?

PROS received 200 more outperform votes than Blackbaud when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.92% of users gave PROS an outperform vote while only 60.69% of users gave Blackbaud an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blackbaud	Outperform Votes 389 60.69%	Underperform Votes 252 39.31%
PROS	Outperform Votes 589 71.92%	Underperform Votes 230 28.08%

Does the media refer more to BLKB or PRO?

In the previous week, Blackbaud had 9 more articles in the media than PROS. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Blackbaud and 19 mentions for PROS. PROS's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Blackbaud's score of 0.10 indicating that PROS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackbaud	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PROS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BLKB or PRO?

Blackbaud has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PROS has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLKB or PRO more profitable?

PROS has a net margin of -6.20% compared to Blackbaud's net margin of -24.83%. Blackbaud's return on equity of 26.30% beat PROS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbaud	-24.83%	26.30%	4.42%
PROS	-6.20%	N/A	-3.80%

Do analysts recommend BLKB or PRO?

Blackbaud currently has a consensus price target of $85.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.05%. PROS has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.44%. Given Blackbaud's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than PROS.

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)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

PROS beats Blackbaud on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.