Contrasting Blend Labs (BLND) and The Competition

Blend Labs (NYSE:BLND – Get Rating) is one of 113 public companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Blend Labs to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Blend Labs and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blend Labs	$234.49 million	-$169.14 million	-3.39
Blend Labs Competitors	$7.85 billion	$2.07 billion	15.00

Blend Labs’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Blend Labs. Blend Labs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Blend Labs and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blend Labs	0	9	2	0	2.18
Blend Labs Competitors	1127	4530	9347	297	2.58

Blend Labs presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 116.62%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 47.33%. Given Blend Labs’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blend Labs is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.8% of Blend Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Blend Labs and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blend Labs	-79.46%	-44.18%	-21.28%
Blend Labs Competitors	-378.37%	-15.07%	-5.21%

Summary

Blend Labs rivals beat Blend Labs on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

About Blend Labs (Get Rating)

Blend Labs, Inc. provides cloud-based software platform solutions for financial services firms in the United States. It operates in two segments, Blend Platform and Title365. The company offers a suite of white-label products for mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, vehicle loans, personal loans, credit cards, and deposit accounts. It also provides a suite of mortgage products that facilitates homeownership journey for consumers comprising close, income verification for mortgage, homeowners insurance, and realty. In addition, the company offers title search procedures for title insurance policies, escrow, and other closing and settlement services, as well as other trustee services; and professional and consulting services. It serves banks, credit unions, financial technology companies, and non-bank mortgage lenders. Blend Labs, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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