Blend Labs (BLND) & Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Blend Labs (NYSE:BLND – Get Rating) is one of 111 publicly-traded companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Blend Labs to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Blend Labs and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blend Labs	0	8	2	0	2.20
Blend Labs Competitors	1111	4482	9274	297	2.58

Blend Labs currently has a consensus target price of $7.86, suggesting a potential upside of 133.27%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 58.77%. Given Blend Labs’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Blend Labs is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Blend Labs and its competitors’ 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	-11.42%	-13.89%	-5.61%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blend Labs and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blend Labs	$234.49 million	-$169.14 million	-3.30
Blend Labs Competitors	$7.85 billion	$2.07 billion	16.12

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.8% of Blend Labs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blend Labs competitors beat Blend Labs on 11 of the 12 factors compared.

Blend Labs Company Profile (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.