BlackBerry (BB) Competitors C$5.18 +0.15 (+2.98%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock BB vs. VDY, DH, LSPD, DV, PD, DCBO, ABST, U, AI, and FSYShould you be buying BlackBerry stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackBerry include Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY), DH (DH), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Precision Drilling (PD), Docebo (DCBO), Absolute Software (ABST), Uranium Participation (U), Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI), and Forsys Metals (FSY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. BlackBerry vs. Its Competitors Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF DH Lightspeed Commerce Dolly Varden Silver Precision Drilling Docebo Absolute Software Uranium Participation Atrium Mortgage Investment Forsys Metals BlackBerry (TSE:BB) and Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Does the media favor BB or VDY? In the previous week, BlackBerry's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment BlackBerry Neutral Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF Neutral Do analysts recommend BB or VDY? BlackBerry presently has a consensus target price of C$4.75, suggesting a potential downside of 8.30%. Given BlackBerry's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BlackBerry is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackBerry 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BB or VDY more profitable? Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has a net margin of 0.00% compared to BlackBerry's net margin of -21.16%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's return on equity of 0.00% beat BlackBerry's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackBerry-21.16% -17.21% -2.15% Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings and valuation, BB or VDY? Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackBerry. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackBerryC$424.99M5.05-C$89.92M-C$0.31-16.69Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BB or VDY? 48.4% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of BlackBerry shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBlackBerry beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackBerry News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BB 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 BB 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 TSE 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 BB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackBerrySoftware IndustryComputer SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$2.14BC$340.34MC$29.85BC$6.39BDividend Yield3.44%3.26%3.12%6.72%P/E Ratio-16.6910.6952.3168.14Price / Sales5.0537,736.391,265.791,580.96Price / Cash5.3915.5133.6783.29Price / Book4.218.547.254.96Net Income-C$89.92M-C$18.35MC$804.82MC$301.20M7 Day Performance4.65%0.41%2.03%1.23%1 Month Performance-3.54%-3.33%-0.59%2.21%1 Year Performance62.38%9.06%24,167.35%28.03% BlackBerry Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBBlackBerry0.6901 of 5 starsC$5.18+3.0%C$4.75-8.3%+57.7%C$2.14BC$424.99M-16.693,320VDYVanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFN/AC$53.00+0.2%N/A+17.3%C$3.64BN/A0.00790DHDHN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.72BN/A0.00970Gap UpLSPDLightspeed Commerce0.3447 of 5 starsC$16.53-0.4%C$18.60+12.5%-6.5%C$1.80BC$740.40M-14.691,800DVDolly Varden Silver0.6074 of 5 starsC$4.91-1.4%C$1.60-67.4%+325.2%C$1.51BN/A-62.99800News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPDPrecision Drilling4.2912 of 5 starsC$75.420.0%C$95.14+26.2%-22.1%C$1.07BC$1.95B4.44950DCBODocebo2.0548 of 5 starsC$42.99+2.3%C$62.33+45.0%-24.3%C$918.64MC$147.27M51.10730ABSTAbsolute SoftwareN/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740UUranium ParticipationN/AN/AN/AN/AC$768.65M-C$147.48M-4.437,700Positive NewsAIAtrium Mortgage Investment0.6292 of 5 starsC$11.66-0.8%C$12.78+9.6%+3.0%C$553.02MC$78.44M11.07700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFSYForsys MetalsN/AC$0.54+8.0%N/A+0.0%C$108.17MN/A-23.9620,300Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF Alternatives DH Alternatives Lightspeed Commerce Alternatives Dolly Varden Silver Alternatives Precision Drilling Alternatives Docebo Alternatives Absolute Software Alternatives Uranium Participation Alternatives Atrium Mortgage Investment Alternatives Forsys Metals Alternatives 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 (TSE:BB) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? 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