SQ vs. PLTR, GEN, PATH, SPOT, PAYX, WCN, FIS, CPRT, NU, and RSG
Should you be buying Block stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Block include Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Gen Digital (GEN), UiPath (PATH), Spotify Technology (SPOT), Paychex (PAYX), Waste Connections (WCN), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Copart (CPRT), NU (NU), and Republic Services (RSG). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Block vs.
Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) and Block (NYSE:SQ) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.
Palantir Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Block.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Palantir Technologies $2.23B 22.83 $209.82M $0.09 255.14 Block $21.92B 2.17 $9.77M N/A N/A Block received 1334 more outperform votes than Palantir Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.39% of users gave Block an outperform vote while only 46.54% of users gave Palantir Technologies an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform Palantir Technologies Outperform Votes 74
46.54%
Underperform Votes 85
53.46%
Block Outperform Votes 1408
69.39%
Underperform Votes 621
30.61%
Palantir Technologies has a net margin of 9.43% compared to Palantir Technologies' net margin of 0.04%. Block's return on equity of 6.17% beat Palantir Technologies' return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Palantir Technologies 9.43% 6.17% 4.78% Block 0.04% 0.63% 0.35% 45.7% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Block shares are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of Palantir Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Block shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Palantir Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $18.35, indicating a potential downside of 20.10%. Block has a consensus target price of $83.72, indicating a potential upside of 8.49%. Given Palantir Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Block is more favorable than Palantir Technologies.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Palantir Technologies 4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.92 Block 1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
26 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78 In the previous week, Palantir Technologies had 11 more articles in the media than Block. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Palantir Technologies and 29 mentions for Block. Block's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Palantir Technologies' score of 0.11 indicating that Palantir Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Palantir Technologies 19 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive Block 10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral Palantir Technologies has a beta of 2.78, suggesting that its share price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Block has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Palantir Technologies beats Block on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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SQ vs. The Competition
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| Metric | Block | Prepackaged software Industry | Business Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $47.51B | $22.21B | $6.41B | $17.61B |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 2.05% | 3.03% | 3.49% |
| P/E Ratio | 453.94 | 91.87 | 28.16 | 22.42 |
| Price / Sales | 2.17 | 9.02 | 87.27 | 9.76 |
| Price / Cash | N/A | 68.61 | 24.06 | 17.83 |
| Price / Book | 2.54 | 10.45 | 4.86 | 4.92 |
| Net Income | $9.77M | $367.71M | $117.00M | $967.18M |
| 7 Day Performance | -5.27% | -1.94% | 11.47% | 0.90% |
| 1 Month Performance | -4.42% | 12.35% | 14.87% | 4.54% |
| 1 Year Performance | 13.32% | 17.01% | 41.03% | 18.61% |
Block Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | 2.8825 of 5 stars | $22.73 -0.6% | $18.35 -19.3% | +183.8% | $50.58B | $2.23B | 252.58 | 3,735 | Gap Down |
| GENGen Digital | 4.5012 of 5 stars | $22.06 -1.1% | N/A | +28.3% | $14.05B | $3.34B | 10.21 | 3,700 | |
| PATHUiPath | 3.9775 of 5 stars | $21.57 -2.8% | $27.44 +27.2% | +28.2% | $12.21B | $1.31B | -126.85 | 3,833 | Gap Down |
| SPOTSpotify Technology | 4.1157 of 5 stars | $269.73 +1.2% | $235.36 -12.7% | +134.2% | $53.50B | $14.34B | -91.12 | 9,123 | Analyst Report |
| PAYXPaychex | 4.6421 of 5 stars | $122.08 +0.4% | $122.77 +0.6% | +12.2% | $43.93B | $5.01B | 27.13 | 16,600 | Earnings Report Analyst Revision High Trading Volume |
| WCNWaste Connections | 4.7494 of 5 stars | $169.43 -0.6% | $176.81 +4.4% | +21.9% | $43.71B | $8.02B | 57.24 | 22,539 | |
| FISFidelity National Information Services | 4.6421 of 5 stars | $73.70 +1.3% | $70.73 -4.0% | +30.7% | $42.49B | $9.82B | -6.56 | 60,000 | |
| CPRTCopart | 3.1787 of 5 stars | $57.25 -1.4% | $50.00 -12.7% | +52.1% | $55.05B | $3.87B | 41.19 | 10,200 | |
| NUNU | 2.8353 of 5 stars | $11.86 +0.3% | $9.67 -18.5% | +167.4% | $55.66B | $8.03B | 56.46 | 8,000 | |
| RSGRepublic Services | 4.9041 of 5 stars | $189.00 -0.4% | $197.17 +4.3% | +38.8% | $59.46B | $14.96B | 34.55 | 41,000 | Positive News |
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