Block (XYZ) Competitors $74.00 -3.26 (-4.22%) As of 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. SHOP, APP, CRWD, NTES, RBLX, INFY, SNOW, NET, CRWV, and TEAMShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include Shopify (SHOP), AppLovin (APP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), NetEase (NTES), Roblox (RBLX), American Noble Gas (INFY), Snowflake (SNOW), Cloudflare (NET), CoreWeave (CRWV), and Atlassian (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Block vs. Its Competitors Shopify AppLovin CrowdStrike NetEase Roblox American Noble Gas Snowflake Cloudflare CoreWeave Atlassian Block (NYSE:XYZ) and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Does the media favor XYZ or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 42 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Shopify and 1 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Block's score of -0.33 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Block 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shopify 38 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, XYZ or SHOP? Block has higher revenue and earnings than Shopify. Block is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shopify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlock$24.12B1.89$2.90B$4.1118.00Shopify$9.38B16.41$2.02B$1.2396.42 Which has more risk & volatility, XYZ or SHOP? Block has a beta of 2.71, indicating that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.61, indicating that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is XYZ or SHOP more profitable? Shopify has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Block's net margin of 10.84%. Shopify's return on equity of 12.00% beat Block's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Block10.84% 5.71% 3.18% Shopify 22.74%12.00%9.79% Do analysts rate XYZ or SHOP? Block presently has a consensus target price of $74.16, suggesting a potential upside of 0.21%. Shopify has a consensus target price of $120.34, suggesting a potential upside of 1.47%. Given Shopify's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shopify is more favorable than Block.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Block 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 24 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 18 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Do institutionals and insiders believe in XYZ or SHOP? 70.4% of Block shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Block shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryShopify beats Block on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Block News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XYZ 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 XYZ 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 XYZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlockINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$47.52B$19.20B$29.13B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A2.95%3.08%3.67%P/E Ratio18.0085.9248.1729.01Price / Sales1.89154.471,546.2066.10Price / Cash30.4292.4138.0722.82Price / Book2.168.087.414.43Net Income$2.90B$341.62M$782.80M$993.74M7 Day Performance-8.31%-6.56%-3.70%-3.39%1 Month Performance6.95%0.43%-0.17%-2.10%1 Year PerformanceN/A56.28%52,681.94%10.09% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock3.1913 of 5 stars$74.00-4.2%$74.16+0.2%N/A$47.52B$24.12B18.0011,372Upcoming EarningsGap DownSHOPShopify3.9883 of 5 stars$123.71-3.7%$119.16-3.7%+104.0%$160.50B$9.38B79.8111,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownAPPAppLovin3.8701 of 5 stars$350.00-4.4%$438.43+25.3%+405.0%$118.44B$4.71B63.181,710Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap DownCRWDCrowdStrike4.1701 of 5 stars$471.23-2.1%$460.93-2.2%+99.2%$117.45B$3.95B-682.9410,118Positive NewsNTESNetEase3.7946 of 5 stars$139.49+1.6%$119.38-14.4%+39.7%$88.38B$14.43B20.0726,028News CoverageRBLXRoblox2.9751 of 5 stars$120.14-3.5%$88.50-26.3%+222.2%$81.49B$3.60B-89.652,474Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastINFYAmerican Noble Gas3.1649 of 5 stars$18.25+0.3%$17.73-2.9%-26.4%$75.60B$19.28B24.01323,578Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake4.4131 of 5 stars$212.67-1.4%$226.73+6.6%+65.1%$71.00B$3.63B-50.527,834Positive NewsGap DownNETCloudflare4.2485 of 5 stars$190.68-3.6%$155.32-18.5%+169.5%$66.09B$1.67B-829.034,263Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$129.77+3.9%$85.25-34.3%N/A$62.29B$2.71B0.00881Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap DownTEAMAtlassian4.7883 of 5 stars$198.44+2.1%$274.05+38.1%+5.6%$52.09B$4.96B-119.5412,157Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHOP Competitors APP Competitors CRWD Competitors NTES Competitors RBLX Competitors INFY Competitors SNOW Competitors NET Competitors CRWV Competitors TEAM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:XYZ) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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