Blackline Safety (BLN) Competitors

Blackline Safety (TSE:BLN) and Enghouse Systems (TSE:ENGH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLN or ENGH?

Enghouse Systems received 189 more outperform votes than Blackline Safety when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.03% of users gave Enghouse Systems an outperform vote while only 62.40% of users gave Blackline Safety an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blackline Safety	Outperform Votes 156 62.40%	Underperform Votes 94 37.60%
Enghouse Systems	Outperform Votes 345 72.03%	Underperform Votes 134 27.97%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BLN or ENGH?

21.9% of Blackline Safety shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Blackline Safety shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Enghouse Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, BLN or ENGH?

Blackline Safety has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enghouse Systems has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLN or ENGH more profitable?

Enghouse Systems has a net margin of 16.76% compared to Blackline Safety's net margin of -13.96%. Enghouse Systems' return on equity of 15.04% beat Blackline Safety's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackline Safety	-13.96%	-36.36%	-8.43%
Enghouse Systems	16.76%	15.04%	7.51%

Does the media refer more to BLN or ENGH?

In the previous week, Blackline Safety and Blackline Safety both had 2 articles in the media. Blackline Safety's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Enghouse Systems' score of 0.84 indicating that Blackline Safety is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackline Safety	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enghouse Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BLN or ENGH?

Blackline Safety currently has a consensus price target of C$7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Enghouse Systems has a consensus price target of C$35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.33%. Given Enghouse Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enghouse Systems is more favorable than Blackline Safety.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackline Safety	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enghouse Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLN or ENGH?

Enghouse Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Blackline Safety. Blackline Safety is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enghouse Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackline Safety	C$121.63M	4.15	-C$16.98M	-C$0.23	-26.87
Enghouse Systems	C$499.93M	3.32	C$83.81M	C$1.52	19.74

Summary

Enghouse Systems beats Blackline Safety on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.