Blackbaud Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation
| BLKB Stock | USD 61.90 1.23 1.95% |
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your complete indifference towards market risk, our recommendation regarding Blackbaud is 'Strong Buy'. Macroaxis provides Blackbaud buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding BLKB positions.
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Time Horizon
3 Months |
Risk Tolerance
I am willing to take any risk |
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Strong Buy
Market Performance | Very Weak | Details | |
Volatility | Very steady | Details | |
Hype Condition | Low key | Details | |
Current Valuation | Undervalued | Details | |
Odds Of Distress | Below Average | Details | |
Economic Sensitivity | Slowly supersedes the market | Details | |
Investor Sentiment | Alarmed | Details | |
Analyst Consensus | Buy | Details | |
Financial Strenth (F Score) | Healthy | Details | |
Financial Leverage | Not Rated | Details | |
Reporting Quality (M-Score) | Unlikely Manipulator | Details |
Blackbaud Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions
| Blackbaud generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days | |
| Blackbaud currently holds 1.11 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 1.38, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Blackbaud has a current ratio of 0.72, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Blackbaud's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity. | |
| The entity reported the previous year's revenue of 1.16 B. Net Loss for the year was (283.17 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 639.2 M. | |
| Over 97.0% of Blackbaud shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies | |
| Latest headline from gurufocus.com: Blackbaud Inc Reports 2024 Charitable Giving Trends Nearing All-Time Highs |
Blackbaud Returns Distribution Density
The distribution of Blackbaud's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Blackbaud's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Blackbaud daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Blackbaud price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Blackbaud returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Blackbaud.
| Mean Return | -0.34 |
| Value At Risk | -3.36 |
| Potential Upside | 2.18 |
| Standard Deviation | 2.01 |
Return Density |
| Distribution |
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Blackbaud historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.
Blackbaud Stock Institutional Investors
| Shares | |||
| P2 Capital Partners, Llc | 2024-12-31 | 758.2 K | |
| Northern Trust Corp | 2024-12-31 | 693.6 K | |
| Palisade Capital Management Llc | 2024-12-31 | 590.8 K | |
| Van Berkom And Associates Inc | 2024-12-31 | 523.5 K | |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 2024-12-31 | 482.6 K | |
| Norges Bank | 2024-12-31 | 462.2 K | |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 2024-12-31 | 431.8 K | |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 2024-12-31 | 412.7 K | |
| Bank Of America Corp | 2024-12-31 | 411.3 K | |
| Clearlake Capital Group Lp | 2024-12-31 | 9.8 M | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2024-12-31 | 5.8 M |
Blackbaud Cash Flow Accounts
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (projected) | ||
| Depreciation | 92.7M | 82.4M | 102.4M | 109.5M | 121.7M | 127.7M | |
| Other Non Cash Items | 17.0M | 23.5M | 14.1M | 11.3M | 417.0M | 437.8M | |
| Capital Expenditures | 71.8M | 52.2M | 71.1M | 4.7M | 7.4M | 7.1M | |
| Net Income | 7.7M | 5.7M | (45.4M) | 1.8M | (283.2M) | (269.0M) | |
| End Period Cash Flow | 645.0M | 651.8M | 733.9M | 728.3M | 809.5M | 850.0M | |
| Change In Cash | 67.7M | 6.8M | 82.2M | (5.7M) | 81.3M | 85.3M | |
| Free Cash Flow | 76.1M | 161.5M | 132.8M | 135.5M | 288.5M | 303.0M | |
| Change To Inventory | (7.2M) | (3.3M) | (26.7M) | (10.2M) | (9.2M) | (8.8M) | |
| Dividends Paid | 23.6M | 6.0M | 303.6M | 37.7M | 43.4M | 39.1M | |
| Investments | (71.8M) | (471.3M) | (85.5M) | (66.9M) | (73.4M) | (77.1M) | |
| Change Receivables | (6.6M) | (18.4M) | (6.5M) | (7.3M) | (6.6M) | (6.9M) | |
| Net Borrowings | 157.3M | 57.6M | 429.2M | (99.7M) | (114.7M) | (109.0M) | |
| Change To Netincome | 68.7M | 112.3M | 139.9M | 95.4M | 109.7M | 61.8M |
Blackbaud Greeks
Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Blackbaud or Software sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Blackbaud's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Blackbaud stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α | Alpha over Dow Jones | -0.33 | |
β | Beta against Dow Jones | 0.47 | |
σ | Overall volatility | 2.09 | |
Ir | Information ratio | -0.15 |
Blackbaud Volatility Alert
Blackbaud exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -2.39 and kurtosis of 11.96. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Blackbaud's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Blackbaud's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.Blackbaud Fundamentals Vs Peers
Comparing Blackbaud's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Blackbaud's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Blackbaud and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Blackbaud or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Blackbaud's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Blackbaud by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
| Better Than Average | Worse Than Average | Compare Blackbaud to competition |
| Fundamentals | Blackbaud | Peer Average |
| Return On Equity | -0.6 | -0.31 |
| Return On Asset | 0.0417 | -0.14 |
| Profit Margin | (0.25) % | (1.27) % |
| Operating Margin | 0.21 % | (5.51) % |
| Current Valuation | 4.15 B | 16.62 B |
| Shares Outstanding | 49.24 M | 571.82 M |
| Shares Owned By Insiders | 1.89 % | 10.09 % |
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 97.13 % | 39.21 % |
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 570.11 K | 4.71 M |
| Price To Book | 21.89 X | 9.51 X |
| Price To Sales | 2.64 X | 11.42 X |
| Revenue | 1.16 B | 9.43 B |
| Gross Profit | 639.2 M | 27.38 B |
| EBITDA | (134.29 M) | 3.9 B |
| Net Income | (283.17 M) | 570.98 M |
| Cash And Equivalents | 29.03 M | 2.7 B |
| Cash Per Share | 0.56 X | 5.01 X |
| Total Debt | 1.11 B | 5.32 B |
| Debt To Equity | 1.38 % | 48.70 % |
| Current Ratio | 0.73 X | 2.16 X |
| Book Value Per Share | 2.93 X | 1.93 K |
| Cash Flow From Operations | 295.97 M | 971.22 M |
| Short Ratio | 2.98 X | 4.00 X |
| Earnings Per Share | (5.60) X | 3.12 X |
| Price To Earnings To Growth | 0.12 X | 4.89 X |
| Target Price | 76.33 | |
| Number Of Employees | 2.6 K | 18.84 K |
| Beta | 1.09 | -0.15 |
| Market Capitalization | 3.05 B | 19.03 B |
| Total Asset | 2.5 B | 29.47 B |
| Retained Earnings | (88.08 M) | 9.33 B |
| Working Capital | (275.79 M) | 1.48 B |
| Current Asset | 399.11 M | 9.34 B |
Note: Disposition of 1916 shares by Kevin McDearis of Blackbaud at 63.4 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]
Blackbaud Market Momentum
Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Blackbaud . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.
| Accumulation Distribution | 22395.03 | |||
| Daily Balance Of Power | (0.45) | |||
| Rate Of Daily Change | 0.98 | |||
| Day Median Price | 62.61 | |||
| Day Typical Price | 62.37 | |||
| Price Action Indicator | (1.33) | |||
| Period Momentum Indicator | (1.23) | |||
| Relative Strength Index | 38.91 |
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Is Application Software space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Blackbaud. If investors know Blackbaud will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Blackbaud listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 1.353 | Earnings Share (5.60) | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.024 | Return On Assets |
The market value of Blackbaud is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Blackbaud that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Blackbaud's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Blackbaud's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Blackbaud's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Blackbaud's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Blackbaud's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Blackbaud is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Blackbaud's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.