Block (SQ) Competitors $87.00 +0.62 (+0.72%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SQ vs. ADBE, INTU, PLTR, SHOP, MSTR, CRWD, CDNS, SNPS, TEAM, and NTESShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include Adobe (ADBE), Intuit (INTU), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Shopify (SHOP), MicroStrategy (MSTR), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), Atlassian (TEAM), and NetEase (NTES). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry. Block vs. Adobe Intuit Palantir Technologies Shopify MicroStrategy CrowdStrike Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Atlassian NetEase Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Block (NYSE:SQ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ADBE or SQ? Adobe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Block. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Block, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdobe$21.51B8.80$5.56B$12.4034.68Block$23.86B2.26$9.77M$1.7848.88 Is ADBE or SQ more profitable? Adobe has a net margin of 25.85% compared to Block's net margin of 4.73%. Adobe's return on equity of 45.87% beat Block's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adobe25.85% 45.87% 22.76% Block 4.73%5.24%2.81% Which has more risk & volatility, ADBE or SQ? Adobe has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Block has a beta of 2.51, suggesting that its stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADBE or SQ? Adobe received 232 more outperform votes than Block when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.77% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote while only 69.59% of users gave Block an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdobeOutperform Votes167870.77% Underperform Votes69329.23% BlockOutperform Votes144669.59% Underperform Votes63230.41% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADBE or SQ? 81.8% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Block shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Block shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ADBE or SQ? Adobe presently has a consensus target price of $573.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.26%. Block has a consensus target price of $97.68, indicating a potential upside of 12.27%. Given Adobe's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Adobe is more favorable than Block.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Adobe 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Block 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 27 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Does the media prefer ADBE or SQ? In the previous week, Adobe had 47 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for Adobe and 39 mentions for Block. Adobe's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Block's score of 0.51 indicating that Adobe is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Adobe 62 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Block 14 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAdobe beats Block on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Block News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SQ 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 NYSE 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 SQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlockPrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$53.92B$25.38B$7.47B$19.94BDividend YieldN/A2.09%2.33%3.71%P/E Ratio48.8893.6028.5341.41Price / Sales2.2614.02103.3116.25Price / CashN/A82.5629.1419.84Price / Book2.8712.636.195.76Net Income$9.77M$444.67M$134.52M$993.25M7 Day Performance5.90%4.60%3.11%3.12%1 Month Performance-2.96%2.02%4.99%4.75%1 Year Performance32.12%29.50%24.01%18.83% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SQBlock4.5009 of 5 stars$87.00+0.7%$97.68+12.3%+32.1%$53.92B$23.86B48.8812,985Analyst RevisionNews CoverageADBEAdobe4.9194 of 5 stars$429.99+0.7%$573.00+33.3%-29.7%$189.28B$21.51B34.6829,945Positive NewsINTUIntuit4.8971 of 5 stars$604.13-0.5%$726.53+20.3%-2.9%$169.11B$16.29B58.6518,800News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePLTRPalantir Technologies2.4503 of 5 stars$71.77+3.7%$43.78-39.0%+327.8%$163.49B$2.23B358.873,735Analyst ForecastGap UpSHOPShopify4.4096 of 5 stars$103.25-0.2%$100.31-2.8%+29.0%$133.41B$7.06B96.508,300Analyst RevisionGap DownMSTRMicroStrategy4.1003 of 5 stars$396.50+8.0%$479.25+20.9%+724.3%$95.02B$467.24M-188.181,934Gap DownCRWDCrowdStrike4.3508 of 5 stars$357.00-1.8%$366.38+2.6%+22.9%$87.93B$3.06B700.017,925Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCDNSCadence Design Systems4.6732 of 5 stars$305.60+2.2%$329.50+7.8%+4.6%$83.81B$4.09B80.2111,200Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpSNPSSynopsys4.8304 of 5 stars$526.70+2.1%$641.82+21.9%+1.8%$81.42B$6.13B36.2720,000Gap UpTEAMAtlassian4.0426 of 5 stars$252.36-0.7%$272.00+7.8%+3.9%$65.72B$4.36B-166.0312,157Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNTESNetEase4.1719 of 5 stars$99.76+0.5%$108.71+9.0%+8.8%$64.06B$14.57B16.8529,128High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ADBE Competitors INTU Competitors PLTR Competitors SHOP Competitors MSTR Competitors CRWD Competitors CDNS Competitors SNPS Competitors TEAM Competitors NTES Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SQ) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’ is about to mint millionaires (again) with Stargate.This little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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