BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.580-0.610 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.520. The company issued revenue guidance of $182.0 million-$184.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $183.4 million. BlackLine also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.080-2.130 EPS.

BlackLine Trading Down 0.2%

BlackLine stock traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $56.82. The stock had a trading volume of 1,184,810 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,298,993. The stock has a market cap of $3.52 billion, a PE ratio of 44.05, a PEG ratio of 9.34 and a beta of 1.02. BlackLine has a 52 week low of $40.82 and a 52 week high of $66.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.64. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $53.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.60.

BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The technology company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $172.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $170.87 million. BlackLine had a net margin of 13.05% and a return on equity of 15.95%. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.58 EPS. Analysts forecast that BlackLine will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial raised shares of BlackLine from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $67.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of BlackLine in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of BlackLine from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $56.00 target price on shares of BlackLine in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $80.00 target price on shares of BlackLine in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BlackLine currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $61.55.

Insider Transactions at BlackLine

In related news, Director Thomas Unterman sold 910 shares of BlackLine stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.00, for a total transaction of $50,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 41,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,300,925. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michelle D. Stalick sold 664 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.03, for a total value of $35,875.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 23,830 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,287,534.90. This represents a 2.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 3,394 shares of company stock valued at $186,026. 8.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BlackLine

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BL. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of BlackLine by 5.5% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 34,670 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,679,000 after buying an additional 1,814 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of BlackLine by 4.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 164,763 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,978,000 after buying an additional 7,228 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of BlackLine by 28.1% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 25,883 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,253,000 after buying an additional 5,682 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of BlackLine during the first quarter valued at approximately $82,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of BlackLine by 36.6% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 235,263 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $13,321,000 after buying an additional 63,068 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.13% of the company’s stock.

About BlackLine

BlackLine, Inc operates a cloud-based software platform which is designed to transform accounting and finance operations for organizations of all types and sizes. Its scalable platform supports critical accounting processes such as the financial close, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and controls assurance.