Block (XYZ) Competitors $69.44 +0.21 (+0.30%) As of 07/7/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XYZ vs. SHOP, CRWD, APP, NTES, CRWV, INFY, SNOW, RBLX, NET, and TEAMShould you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), AppLovin (APP), NetEase (NTES), CoreWeave (CRWV), American Noble Gas (INFY), Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), Cloudflare (NET), and Atlassian (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Block vs. Its Competitors Shopify CrowdStrike AppLovin NetEase CoreWeave American Noble Gas Snowflake Roblox Cloudflare Atlassian Block (NYSE:XYZ) and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, XYZ or SHOP? Block has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock 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 insiders & institutionals 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. 10.5% of Block shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor XYZ or SHOP? In the previous week, Shopify had 17 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Shopify and 14 mentions for Block. Shopify's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Block's score of -0.20 indicating that Shopify is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Block 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Shopify 28 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer XYZ or SHOP? Block presently has a consensus target price of $74.19, suggesting a potential upside of 6.84%. Shopify has a consensus target price of $115.66, suggesting a potential downside of 0.86%. Given Block's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Block is more favorable than Shopify.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Block 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Shopify 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 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$24.12B1.77$2.90B$4.1116.90Shopify$9.38B16.14$2.02B$1.2394.85 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$42.58B$18.40B$27.79B$20.71BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.13%3.72%P/E Ratio16.9074.3136.8927.80Price / Sales1.77155.112,062.1147.12Price / Cash27.2686.8534.7718.22Price / Book2.038.697.244.59Net Income$2.90B$339.44M$763.56M$982.91M7 Day Performance1.65%1.89%1.59%0.65%1 Month Performance6.77%1.51%5.16%4.26%1 Year PerformanceN/A62.32%52,288.96%13.93% Block Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYZBlock3.3338 of 5 stars$69.44+0.3%$74.19+6.8%N/A$42.58B$24.12B16.9011,372Analyst UpgradeSHOPShopify3.8691 of 5 stars$115.08+1.3%$115.66+0.5%+72.5%$149.30B$9.38B74.2511,600Positive NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.3482 of 5 stars$506.41+1.4%$453.88-10.4%+29.7%$126.22B$3.95B-733.9310,118Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAPPAppLovin4.2491 of 5 stars$347.18+4.0%$438.85+26.4%+297.5%$117.48B$4.71B62.671,710Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNTESNetEase4.2417 of 5 stars$134.66+1.5%$119.38-11.4%+44.7%$85.32B$14.43B19.3832,100Positive NewsCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$163.30+2.1%$65.00-60.2%N/A$78.38B$2.71B0.00881Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownINFYAmerican Noble Gas3.2651 of 5 stars$18.47-0.3%$17.48-5.4%-3.1%$76.53B$19.28B24.30339,500Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake3.9428 of 5 stars$223.17+0.3%$225.22+0.9%+57.8%$74.51B$3.63B-53.013,990Trending NewsInsider TradeRBLXRoblox2.5112 of 5 stars$104.87-0.7%$80.57-23.2%+178.5%$71.13B$3.60B-78.262,130Analyst ForecastNETCloudflare3.8189 of 5 stars$195.11+0.5%$145.92-25.2%+122.1%$67.63B$1.67B-848.303,220TEAMAtlassian4.8112 of 5 stars$203.13+0.4%$282.19+38.9%+15.3%$53.32B$4.96B-122.378,810Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors APP Competitors NTES Competitors CRWV Competitors INFY Competitors SNOW Competitors RBLX Competitors NET 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 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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