BlackLine

BL

Market cap $1.72B

LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) announced today that members of BlackLine's management team will attend the following upcoming investor conferences:

BlackLine is upgraded to a "Buy," driven by compelling value after a ~50% share price decline. BL's specialized accounting software is highly resistant to AI disruption, serving critical, error-intolerant finance processes. The company's sub-2% penetration of a $45 billion TAM and recent FedRAMP certification unlock significant growth opportunities.

BlackLine is downgraded to a hold rating due to a lack of expected growth acceleration despite solid product progress. Q1 showed revenue up ~10% y/y and strong metrics in deal size and RPO, but ARR growth remains weak at 8.5% y/y. BL's platform pricing and Verity AI adoption are progressing, but monetization and scaled deployment timing remain uncertain.

The mean of analysts' price targets for BlackLine (BL) points to a 48.9% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.

BlackLine NASDAQ: BL shareholders approved all four proposals presented at the company's 2026 annual stockholders meeting, including a stockholder proposal calling for the elimination of the company's classified board structure, according to preliminary voting results announced during the meeting.

BlackLine, Inc. (BL) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

BlackLine (BL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.45 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.58 per share a year ago.

Although the revenue and EPS for BlackLine (BL) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

LOS ANGELES, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackLine, Inc . (Nasdaq: BL), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

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