Blackline Safety (BLN) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BLN or LSPD?

21.9% of Blackline Safety shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.8% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Blackline Safety shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BLN or LSPD more profitable?

Blackline Safety has a net margin of -9.90% compared to Lightspeed Commerce's net margin of -11.75%. Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity of -5.25% beat Blackline Safety's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackline Safety	-9.90%	-29.94%	-8.43%
Lightspeed Commerce	-11.75%	-5.25%	-3.79%

Do analysts recommend BLN or LSPD?

Blackline Safety presently has a consensus price target of C$7.71, suggesting a potential upside of 24.13%. Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus price target of C$18.60, suggesting a potential upside of 11.18%. Given Blackline Safety's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Blackline Safety is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackline Safety	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Lightspeed Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to BLN or LSPD?

In the previous week, Blackline Safety had 1 more articles in the media than Lightspeed Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Blackline Safety and 0 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce. Blackline Safety's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Lightspeed Commerce's score of 0.00 indicating that Blackline Safety is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blackline Safety	Very Positive
Lightspeed Commerce	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BLN or LSPD?

Blackline Safety has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.69, suggesting that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLN or LSPD?

Blackline Safety has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Blackline Safety is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lightspeed Commerce, 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$140.79M	3.72	-C$13.93M	-C$0.16	-37.79
Lightspeed Commerce	C$740.40M	2.46	-C$86.99M	-C$1.13	-14.87

Summary

Blackline Safety beats Lightspeed Commerce on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.