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Blackbaud, Inc. (BLKB)

Technology | Software - Application | Charleston, United States | NasdaqGS
51.43 USD +2.56 (5.250%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 10:15 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:29 a.m. EDT

Blackbaud presents a classic value trap scenario where the balance sheet is fragile despite the attractive forward P/E. The company carries a crushing debt-to-equity ratio of 1,727%, meaning equity holders have virtually no claim on assets relative to liabilities, and the current ratio of 0.83 indicates liquidity stress. While the forward P/E of 7.6 looks cheap, it is priced on a forward EPS of nearly 6, which implies aggressive growth expectations that the sluggish 3% revenue growth and deteriorating annual trajectory (a net loss over the last decade) do not currently support. The recent price action shows a slight recovery from the 52-week lows, but the lack of institutional support is evident in the options flow, where traders are buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against further downside rather than betting on a near-term rally. Without a clear turnaround in revenue growth or a significant deleveraging event, the risk of permanent capital impairment outweighs the potential for a mean reversion.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.225359
MSTL0.226924
AutoTheta0.251046
AutoARIMA0.268009

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 0.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.483
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2020-02-26
Last Dividend Date 2020-02-26
Debt to Equity Ratio 1727.037
Revenue per Share 24.848
Market Cap 2,334,185,728
Trailing P/E 15.82
Forward P/E 8.61
Beta 1.04
Profit Margins 13.12%
Website https://www.blackbaud.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (25, 30, 35), indicating a fear of a deeper decline. Conversely, there is notable call volume at distant strikes (65) suggesting a speculative hope for a massive rebound, while near-term call interest is negligible. Implied volatility is elevated on the downside expirations, reflecting uncertainty about the stock's immediate path.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2020-02-27 0.120 0.173511
2019-11-26 0.120 0.145861
2019-08-27 0.120 0.137441
2019-05-24 0.120 0.154759
2019-02-26 0.120 0.154879
2018-11-27 0.120 0.170965
2018-08-27 0.120 0.118064
2018-05-24 0.120 0.121926
2018-02-27 0.120 0.116223
2017-11-27 0.120 0.117279
2017-08-24 0.120 0.144110
2017-05-24 0.120 0.145649
2017-02-24 0.120 0.164451
2016-11-21 0.120 0.180370
2016-08-24 0.120 0.176861
2016-05-25 0.120 0.195281
2016-02-24 0.120 0.212917
2015-11-23 0.120 0.196399
2015-08-26 0.120 0.205903
2015-05-26 0.120 0.235340
2015-02-25 0.120 0.261723
2014-11-25 0.120 0.284091
2014-08-26 0.120 0.323189
2014-05-23 0.120 0.350980
2014-02-26 0.120 0.373250
2013-11-25 0.120 0.335946
2013-08-26 0.120 0.341394
2013-05-23 0.120 0.408024
2013-02-26 0.120 0.432588
2012-11-26 0.120 0.541761
2012-08-24 0.120 0.490196
2012-05-23 0.120 0.453172
2012-03-01 0.120 0.383632
2011-11-23 0.120 0.459770
2011-08-24 0.120 0.505263
2011-05-25 0.120 0.444115
2011-02-24 0.120 0.467108
2010-11-23 0.110 0.434611
2010-08-25 0.110 0.519358
2010-05-26 0.110 0.488455
2010-02-24 0.110 0.463353
2009-11-24 0.100 0.452694
2009-08-26 0.100 0.502260
2009-05-26 0.100 0.687758
2009-02-25 0.100 0.945180
2008-11-25 0.100 0.825083
2008-08-26 0.100 0.484966
2008-05-23 0.100 0.422297
2008-02-26 0.100 0.408998
2007-11-26 0.085 0.319429
2007-08-24 0.085 0.337704
2007-05-23 0.085 0.364963
2007-02-26 0.085 0.364650
2006-11-24 0.070 0.264151
2006-08-24 0.070 0.310697
2006-05-24 0.070 0.356234
2006-02-24 0.070 0.390843
2005-11-10 0.050 0.293255
2005-08-11 0.050 0.390625
2005-05-11 0.050 0.395570
2005-02-10 0.050 0.421941
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2020-02-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2020-02-27
dividendDate 2020-03-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.21748877
Address1 65 Fairchild Street
All Time High 120.35
All Time Low 8.3
Ask 61.05
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 392,950
Average Daily Volume3 Month 522,365
Average Volume 522,365
Average Volume10Days 392,950
Beta 1.043
Bid 34.96
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 4
Book Value 1.495
City Charleston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 51.425
Current Ratio 0.828
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 51.48
Day Low 49.58
Debt To Equity 1,727.037
Display Name Blackbaud
Dividend Date 1,584,057,600
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Earnings Growth 0.436
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.336
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,190,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,190,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,190,600
Ebitda 267,542,000
Ebitda Margins 0.23302001
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.363
Enterprise To Revenue 2.881
Enterprise Value 3,307,500,800
Eps Current Year 5.245
Eps Forward 5.97
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.25
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,582,761,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 843 216 6100
Fifty Day Average 45.2508
Fifty Day Average Change 6.174198
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13644396
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -21.748877
Fifty Two Week High 70.71
Fifty Two Week High Change -19.285
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2727337
Fifty Two Week Low 25.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 25.845
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.0103596
Fifty Two Week Range 25.58 - 70.71
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,090,848,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.49
Float Shares 33,893,972
Forward Eps 5.97
Forward P E 8.613903
Free Cashflow 214,087,872
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,800
Fullday Change 2.5649986
Fullday Change Percent 5.2496905
Fullday Price 51.425
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.59661996
Gross Profits 684,995,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01946
Held Percent Institutions 1.1082801
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,390,097
Industry Software - Application
Industry Disp Software - Application
Industry Key software-application
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,582,761,600
Last Dividend Value 0.12
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Blackbaud, Inc. engages in the providing AI-powered solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers fundraising and engagement solutions, including Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, Blackbaud CRM, Blackbaud Luminate Online, Blackbaud TeamRaiser, JustGiving from Blackbaud, Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management, and Blackbaud Altru; financial management solutions, such as Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, Blackbaud Purchase Cards, Blackbaud Tuition Management, Blackbaud Financial Aid Management, and Blackbaud Billing Management; and grant and award management solutions, which includes Blackbaud Grantmaking and Blackbaud Award Management. It also offers education solutions, including Blackbaud Student Information System, Blackbaud Learning Management System, Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, and Blackbaud School Website System; social responsibility, employee giving, and volunteering solutions, such as YourCause GrantsConnect and YourCause CSRconnect, and Blackbaud Impact Edge; and payment services, which includes Blackbaud Merchant Services. In addition, the company provides data intelligence solutions; professional and managed services, such as system implementation, data conversion, business process analysis and application customization, database merging and enrichment, database production activities, website design services, and outcome-based and prescriptive services; and training solutions. The company sells its solutions and related services through its direct sales force. Blackbaud, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.
Long Name Blackbaud, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,334,185,728
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_97706
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 150,678,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,945,419,557
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 49.58
Operating Cashflow 339,734,016
Operating Margins 0.21754
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.52
Phone 843 216 6200
Previous Close 48.86
Price Eps Current Year 9.804576
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 34.39799
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.0330222
Profit Margins 0.13124
Quick Ratio 0.126
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.25
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.5649986
Regular Market Change Percent 5.2496905
Regular Market Day High 51.48
Regular Market Day Low 49.58
Regular Market Day Range 49.58 - 51.48
Regular Market Open 49.58
Regular Market Previous Close 48.86
Regular Market Price 51.425
Regular Market Time 1,792,073,709
Regular Market Volume 90,818
Return On Assets 0.054959998
Return On Equity 1.94448
Revenue Growth 0.03
Revenue Per Share 24.848
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 45,390,097
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.074200004
Shares Short 3,369,458
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,667,406
Short Name Blackbaud, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1155
Short Ratio 7.89
Source Interval 15
State SC
Symbol BLKB
Target High Price 58.0
Target Low Price 45.0
Target Mean Price 51.5
Target Median Price 51.5
Total Cash 35,109,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.785
Total Debt 1,157,633,024
Total Revenue 1,148,135,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 3.25
Trailing P E 15.823076
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.4537
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 41.74015
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.684849
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.23202716
Type Disp Equity
Volume 90,818
Website https://www.blackbaud.com
Zip 29,492