Block (SQ) Competitors $89.65 +2.01 (+2.29%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SQ vs. NOW, ADBE, INTU, PLTR, SHOP, CRWD, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, and TEAMShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE), Intuit (INTU), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), and Atlassian (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry. Block vs. ServiceNow Adobe Intuit Palantir Technologies Shopify CrowdStrike MicroStrategy Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Atlassian Block (NYSE:SQ) and ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SQ or NOW? ServiceNow has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Block. Block is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServiceNow, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlock$23.86B2.33$9.77M$1.7850.37ServiceNow$10.46B21.48$1.73B$6.43169.71 Which has more volatility & risk, SQ or NOW? Block has a beta of 2.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ServiceNow has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in SQ or NOW? 70.4% of Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Block shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ServiceNow shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SQ or NOW more profitable? ServiceNow has a net margin of 12.77% compared to Block's net margin of 4.73%. ServiceNow's return on equity of 16.03% beat Block's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Block4.73% 5.24% 2.81% ServiceNow 12.77%16.03%7.54% Do analysts rate SQ or NOW? Block presently has a consensus price target of $96.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.45%. ServiceNow has a consensus price target of $1,042.37, suggesting a potential downside of 4.48%. Given Block's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Block is more favorable than ServiceNow.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Block 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78ServiceNow 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the media favor SQ or NOW? In the previous week, ServiceNow had 1 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ServiceNow and 13 mentions for Block. Block's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat ServiceNow's score of 0.47 indicating that Block is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Block 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ServiceNow 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SQ or NOW? Block received 71 more outperform votes than ServiceNow when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.10% of users gave ServiceNow an outperform vote while only 69.58% of users gave Block an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlockOutperform Votes144369.58% Underperform Votes63130.42% ServiceNowOutperform Votes137275.10% Underperform Votes45524.90% SummaryServiceNow beats Block on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$55.57B$25.38B$7.15B$19.18BDividend YieldN/A2.26%2.33%3.59%P/E Ratio50.3797.6128.2041.28Price / Sales2.3324.75403.3417.59Price / CashN/A91.3331.0021.28Price / Book2.9512.915.815.32Net Income$9.77M$448.65M$125.99M$989.88M7 Day Performance-2.53%0.42%4.01%-3.54%1 Month Performance-3.42%10.49%8.75%-3.68%1 Year Performance16.60%26.33%19.17%12.14% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SQBlock3.6677 of 5 stars$89.65+2.3%$96.33+7.5%+17.7%$55.57B$23.86B50.3712,985Analyst ForecastNOWServiceNow4.2065 of 5 stars$1,129.18+0.7%$1,034.96-8.3%+57.3%$232.61B$10.46B174.3522,668Analyst ForecastADBEAdobe4.9505 of 5 stars$465.42-0.1%$584.88+25.7%-25.0%$204.88B$21.51B37.5629,945Analyst UpgradeINTUIntuit4.7542 of 5 stars$667.22+1.6%$737.44+10.5%+4.5%$186.77B$16.59B63.7318,800Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPLTRPalantir TechnologiesN/A$73.94-2.8%$38.40-48.1%N/A$168.44B$2.23B364.973,735Analyst ForecastGap DownSHOPShopify4.3688 of 5 stars$116.57+1.7%$99.03-15.0%+44.5%$150.62B$7.06B107.138,300CRWDCrowdStrike4.1578 of 5 stars$382.36+3.9%$358.00-6.4%+42.7%$94.18B$3.74B721.617,925Analyst ForecastPositive NewsMSTRMicroStrategy4.7023 of 5 stars$435.29+6.5%$479.25+10.1%+535.1%$88.21B$467.24M-201.091,934Gap DownCDNSCadence Design Systems4.4014 of 5 stars$316.16+3.1%$327.92+3.7%+11.3%$86.71B$4.35B80.5111,200Insider TradeSNPSSynopsys4.9365 of 5 stars$519.47+2.2%$649.00+24.9%-10.8%$79.80B$6.13B35.0120,300TEAMAtlassian4.1127 of 5 stars$277.83-0.3%$256.50-7.7%+8.3%$72.36B$4.36B-183.3212,157Analyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NOW Competitors ADBE Competitors INTU Competitors PLTR Competitors SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors MSTR Competitors CDNS Competitors SNPS Competitors TEAM 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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