Financial Comparison: BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) & YXT.COM Group (NASDAQ:YXT)

BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) and YXT.COM Group (NASDAQ:YXT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BlackLine and YXT.COM Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackLine	$653.34 million	4.29	$165.81 million	$1.45	30.65
YXT.COM Group	$331.19 million	0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A

BlackLine has higher revenue and earnings than YXT.COM Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.1% of BlackLine shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of BlackLine shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares BlackLine and YXT.COM Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackLine	24.67%	21.63%	4.10%
YXT.COM Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for BlackLine and YXT.COM Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackLine	3	3	7	0	2.31
YXT.COM Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

BlackLine currently has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.26%. Given BlackLine’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BlackLine is more favorable than YXT.COM Group.

Summary

BlackLine beats YXT.COM Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BlackLine

BlackLine, Inc. operates a cloud-based software platform which is designed to transform accounting and finance operations for organizations of all types and sizes. Its scalable platform supports critical accounting processes such as the financial close, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and controls assurance. The company was founded by Therese Tucker in May 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

About YXT.COM Group

YXT.COM Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides digital corporate learning solution in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers corporate learning platform, personalized e-learning system, teaching tools, and online courses, as well as offline courses and courseware recording service. It also engages in the technology development; and sale of Software-as-a-Service and content. YXT.COM Group Holding Limited was formerly known as Unicentury Group Holding Limited and changed its name to YXT.COM Group Holding Limited in May 2021. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Suzhou, the People’s Republic of China.