Code Rebel (OTCMKTS:CDRBQ) & Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) Head to Head Review

Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) and Code Rebel (OTCMKTS:CDRBQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Blackbaud and Code Rebel, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackbaud	1	2	0	1	2.25
Code Rebel	0	0	0	0	0.00

Blackbaud presently has a consensus target price of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.39%. Given Blackbaud’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blackbaud is more favorable than Code Rebel.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Blackbaud and Code Rebel”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackbaud	$1.14 billion	2.39	-$283.17 million	($5.20)	-10.93
Code Rebel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Code Rebel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blackbaud.

Risk and Volatility

Blackbaud has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Code Rebel has a beta of 92.9, meaning that its share price is 9,190% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.2% of Blackbaud shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Blackbaud shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Blackbaud and Code Rebel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackbaud	-22.57%	137.13%	5.46%
Code Rebel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Blackbaud beats Code Rebel on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blackbaud

Blackbaud, Inc. provides cloud software solutions to nonprofits, foundations, education institutions, and healthcare organizations in the United States and internationally. The company offers fundraising and engagement solutions, such as Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, Blackbaud CRM, Blackbaud eTapestry, Blackbaud Luminate Online, Blackbaud TeamRaiser, JustGiving, Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management, Blackbaud Guided Fundraising, and Blackbaud Altru; and financial management solutions comprising Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, Blackbaud Tuition Management, and Blackbaud Financial Aid and Billing Management. It also provides grant and award management solutions, consisting of Blackbaud Grantmaking and Blackbaud Award Management; education solutions, such as Blackbaud Student Information System, Blackbaud Learning Management System, Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, and Blackbaud School Website System; social responsibility solutions, which includes YourCause GrantsConnect and YourCause CSRconnect, and EVERFI; Blackbaud Merchant Services and Blackbaud Purchase Cards payment services; and Blackbaud's Intelligence for Good solutions, as well as Data Health, Insights, and Performance solutions and services. The company sells its solutions and related services through its direct sales force. Blackbaud, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.

About Code Rebel

Code Rebel Corporation operates as a software and information technology (IT) services company. It operates in two segments, Software and IT Services. The Software segment develops, markets, and licenses interactive remote application terminal services solution (iRAPP). The iRAPP allows personal computers users to use applications on a single Mac remote desktop simultaneously via the iRAPP client or any standard compliant remote desktop protocol client. This segment offers iRAPP client-side products for Mac OS X and Windows applications; iRAPP terminal server products, including iRAPP-single-user remote desktop and iRAPP-TS multiple-user terminal server for Mac OS X applications; and iRAPP access products, such as iRAPP Load Balancer and iRAPP Gateway. The IT Services segment provides Independent Software Vendor relationships (ISVs)/channel partner platforms, which provide project management, application, and technical consulting, as well as database administration for implementing projects and managed-services engagements; and professional services consulting that implements, upgrades, and maintains software packages those ISVs offer to their clients. Code Rebel Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Kahului, Hawaii.