BlackLine
About: BlackLine Inc is engaged in providing financial accounting close solutions delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). The Company's solutions enable its customers to address various aspects of their critical processes, including financial close & consolidation, intercompany accounting, and invoice-to-cash. The majority of the revenue of the company is earned in the United States.
Employees: 1,830
0
Funds holding %
of 7,311 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
474% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $21M
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q4 2024] → 9 (+2) [Q1 2025]
1.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 102.3% [Q4 2024] → 103.48% (+1.19%) [Q1 2025]
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 107
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 302 [Q4 2024] → 272 (-30) [Q1 2025]
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.89B [Q4 2024] → $3.13B (-$760M) [Q1 2025]
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 62
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$43
25%
downside
Avg. target
$53
8%
downside
High target
$65
14%
upside
6 analyst ratings
2 positive
33%
3 neutral
50%
1 negative
17%
Cantor Fitzgerald Matthew Vanvliet | 1%upside $58 | Neutral Initiated | 3 Jun 2025 |
Truist Securities Terry Tillman | 21%downside $45 | Hold Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
Piper Sandler Brent Bracelin | 13%downside $50 | Neutral Maintained | 7 May 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Adam Hotchkiss | 25%downside $43 | Sell Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Chris Quintero | 14%upside $65 | Overweight Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about BL published over the past 30 days
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 days ago
Creditsafe Realizes 234% ROI with BlackLine, Named Winner of 2025 Nucleus Research ROI Awards
Third-party recognition validates the measurable impact of BlackLine's AI-powered financial operations platform on global finance modernization LOS ANGELES , July 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL), the future-ready financial operations platform for the Office of the CFO, today announced that its customer Creditsafe, a global leader in business intelligence, has been named a winner of the 2025 Nucleus Research ROI Awards . The recognition highlights the measurable business impact of Creditsafe's BlackLine deployment, which achieved a 234% return on investment and a 12.4-month payback period.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
BlackLine Appoints Former Deloitte Global Executive Sam Balaji to Board of Directors
LOS ANGELES , June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL), the future-ready platform for the Office of the CFO, today announced the appointment of Sam Balaji to its Board of Directors, effective June 13, 2025. With more than three decades of global leadership experience scaling technology businesses, Mr.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
BlackLine's Signature Finance Transformation Event Returns to London and Debuts in Paris
LONDON, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackLine is expanding the reach of its flagship finance transformation event, BeyondTheBlack, with two key events in Europe this June. BeyondTheBlack will return to London on June 17, followed by its debut in Paris on June 19, marking the first time the event has been held in France.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
What Makes BlackLine (BL) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?
Does BlackLine (BL) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
BlackLine Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackLine, Inc . (Nasdaq: BL) today announced that BlackLine's management team will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: Baird 2025 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference Tuesday, June 3, 2025Presentation time: 2:00 PM ETLocation: New York, NY William Blair 45 th Annual Growth Stock Conference Wednesday, June 4, 2025Presentation time: 10:40 AM CTLocation: Chicago, IL BMO Virtual Software Conference Tuesday, June 10, 2025Presentation time: 12:15 PM ETLocation: Virtual Where available, presentation webcasts will be accessible on BlackLine's investor relations website at https://investors.blackline.com.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
BlackLine: Beware The Software Company That Can Barely Grow, This Is A Dead Cat Bounce
Despite a better-than-feared Q1 earnings print, BlackLine's growth, quality, and value metrics are concerning, leading me to reiterate a sell rating. BlackLine's guidance cut for FY25 reflects poor demand, with revenue growth expected to decelerate further amid a weak enterprise IT buying climate. At a 4.8x EV/FY25 revenue multiple, BlackLine's cheap valuation is still unattractive given its minimal growth and competitive pressures from larger software companies.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
BlackLine Expands Agentic AI Capabilities to Accelerate Future-Ready Financial Operations
LOS ANGELES, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) today announced the continued expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, including new agents, delivering on its vision to power future-ready financial operations. With AI now embedded across every major financial workflow—from record-to-report to invoice-to-cash —BlackLine enables Finance and Accounting (F&A) teams to reduce risk, accelerate decision-making, and gain real-time financial intelligence at scale.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
BlackLine, Inc. (BL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BlackLine, Inc. (NASDAQ:BL ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 6, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matt Humphries - Vice President of Investor Relations Owen Ryan - Co-Chief Executive Officer Therese Tucker - Co-Chief Executive Officers Patrick Villanova - Chief Accounting Officer Conference Call Participants Rob Oliver - Baird Koji Ikeda - Bank of America Patrick Walravens - Citizens Pinjalim Bora - JPMorgan Chris Quintero - Morgan Stanley Steve Enders - Citi Alex Sklar - Raymond James Ryan Krieger - Wolfe Research Dominique Manansala - Truist Securities Daniel Jester - BMO Adam Hotchkiss - Goldman Sachs Jake Roberge - William Blair William Jellison - D.A. Davidson Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
BlackLine (BL) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for BlackLine (BL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
BlackLine (BL) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
BlackLine (BL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.38 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.54 per share a year ago.
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