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Blackline (BL) stock, explained like you're 5

Blackline trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker BL. It is a small cap company in the prepackaged software industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 1.7 billion dollars.

Ticker
BL
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
Prepackaged Software
Size
Small cap, about 1.7 billion dollars

Is Blackline a small, medium or large cap company?

No. Blackline is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 1.7 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Blackline makes money

  • Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
  • Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
  • Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves BL stock

  • How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
  • New product launches and customer wins.
  • Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

In the news lately

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  • BL: BlackLine Inc Latest Stock Price, Analysis, News and Trading Ideas (Stocktwits)
  • BlackLine, Inc. (BL) Stock Forecasts (Yahoo Finance)
  • Did New Industry Templates Just Shift BlackLine's (BL) Investment Narrative? (Simply Wall Street)

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Key terms to know before you follow BL

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
  • Earnings report
  • Volatility

Questions about Blackline stock

What does Blackline do?

Blackline trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker BL. It is a small cap company in the prepackaged software industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 1.7 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Blackline?

Blackline trades under the ticker BL on the Nasdaq.

What is Blackline's market cap?

Blackline is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 1.7 billion dollars.

How does Blackline make money?

Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves BL stock?

How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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