BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) Issues 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 Stock Down 5.7%

Shares of BL stock traded down $3.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $53.58. The stock had a trading volume of 1,618,453 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,324,922. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.32 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.64. BlackLine has a 12-month low of $40.82 and a 12-month high of $66.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $53.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $53.67.

BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The technology company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51. BlackLine had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 13.68%. The company had revenue of $178.29 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $178.11 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. BlackLine has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.080-2.130 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.580-0.610 EPS. On average, analysts predict that BlackLine will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on BlackLine from $65.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on BlackLine from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BlackLine in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of BlackLine in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $56.00 price objective on shares of BlackLine in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.50.

Insider Activity at BlackLine

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BlackLine

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BL. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of BlackLine in the 1st quarter valued at $82,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in BlackLine by 44.9% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,542 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the period. Boothbay Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BlackLine during the second quarter worth $212,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BlackLine in the second quarter valued at about $232,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP acquired a new position in BlackLine during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $283,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.13% of the company’s stock.

BlackLine Company Profile

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.