Blackbaud, Inc. (BLKB)Technology | Software - Application | Charleston, United States | NasdaqGS
38.76 USD
+0.25
(0.649%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 38.67 -0.09 (-0.090%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:20 p.m. EDT
Blackbaud presents a classic 'dip buyer's' opportunity for the long term (4 stars) due to its crushed valuation (Forward P/E of <7x vs ~16x trailing) and massive upside potential to analyst targets (~60%), but the short-term technical setup is dangerously weak (1 star). The forecast models predict a ~1.25% decline, earnings approaching, and heavy speculative put volume suggest the consensus is still fighting the downside resistance from the 52-week highs before any merger narrative or recovery plays out. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.206694 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.212882 |
| AutoETS | 0.212885 |
| MSTL | 0.214513 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 8.93 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.202 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.17 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-02-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-02-26 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1315.774 |
| Revenue per Share | 23.665 |
| Market Cap | 1,854,052,736 |
| Trailing P/E | 16.35 |
| Forward P/E | 6.62 |
| Beta | 1.18 |
| Profit Margins | 10.19% |
| Website | https://www.blackbaud.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:20 p.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a distinct split-by-horizon scenario. For the near term (May June), there is significant in-the-money (ITM) put concentration at the 35-40 strikes, suggesting immediate hedging or a bearish view prior to earnings (April 29). Conversely, aggressive out-of-the-money (OTM) call positioning is evident at the 45-50 strikes for June and the 60 strike for September, indicating speculative bets on a mean reversion bounce or AI-driven momentum, likely resisting the current low price relative to the 52-week high. Implied Volatility (IV) is notably elevated on the near-term puts (1.08) compared to calls, implying a higher probability of downside movement in the next 30-45 days than upside.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-27 | 0.120 | 0.173511 |
| 2019-11-26 | 0.120 | 0.146102 |
| 2019-08-27 | 0.120 | 0.137863 |
| 2019-05-24 | 0.120 | 0.155439 |
| 2019-02-26 | 0.120 | 0.155803 |
| 2018-11-27 | 0.120 | 0.172250 |
| 2018-08-27 | 0.120 | 0.119149 |
| 2018-05-24 | 0.120 | 0.123192 |
| 2018-02-27 | 0.120 | 0.117572 |
| 2017-11-27 | 0.120 | 0.118778 |
| 2017-08-24 | 0.120 | 0.146121 |
| 2017-05-24 | 0.120 | 0.147894 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.120 | 0.167232 |
| 2016-11-21 | 0.120 | 0.183721 |
| 2016-08-24 | 0.120 | 0.180478 |
| 2016-05-25 | 0.120 | 0.199628 |
| 2016-02-24 | 0.120 | 0.218079 |
| 2015-11-23 | 0.120 | 0.201595 |
| 2015-08-26 | 0.120 | 0.211766 |
| 2015-05-26 | 0.120 | 0.242549 |
| 2015-02-25 | 0.120 | 0.270363 |
| 2014-11-25 | 0.120 | 0.294236 |
| 2014-08-26 | 0.120 | 0.335681 |
| 2014-05-23 | 0.120 | 0.365721 |
| 2014-02-26 | 0.120 | 0.390313 |
| 2013-11-25 | 0.120 | 0.352616 |
| 2013-08-26 | 0.120 | 0.359527 |
| 2013-05-23 | 0.120 | 0.431172 |
| 2013-02-26 | 0.120 | 0.459003 |
| 2012-11-26 | 0.120 | 0.577319 |
| 2012-08-24 | 0.120 | 0.525218 |
| 2012-05-23 | 0.120 | 0.487893 |
| 2012-03-01 | 0.120 | 0.414881 |
| 2011-11-23 | 0.120 | 0.499120 |
| 2011-08-24 | 0.120 | 0.550945 |
| 2011-05-25 | 0.120 | 0.486735 |
| 2011-02-24 | 0.120 | 0.514221 |
| 2010-11-23 | 0.110 | 0.480694 |
| 2010-08-25 | 0.110 | 0.576873 |
| 2010-05-26 | 0.110 | 0.545381 |
| 2010-02-24 | 0.110 | 0.519927 |
| 2009-11-24 | 0.100 | 0.510337 |
| 2009-08-26 | 0.100 | 0.568806 |
| 2009-05-26 | 0.100 | 0.782805 |
| 2009-02-25 | 0.100 | 1.083666 |
| 2008-11-25 | 0.100 | 0.954691 |
| 2008-08-26 | 0.100 | 0.565576 |
| 2008-05-23 | 0.100 | 0.494825 |
| 2008-02-26 | 0.100 | 0.481222 |
| 2007-11-26 | 0.085 | 0.377401 |
| 2007-08-24 | 0.085 | 0.400244 |
| 2007-05-23 | 0.085 | 0.434032 |
| 2007-02-26 | 0.085 | 0.435199 |
| 2006-11-24 | 0.070 | 0.316417 |
| 2006-08-24 | 0.070 | 0.373144 |
| 2006-05-24 | 0.070 | 0.429191 |
| 2006-02-24 | 0.070 | 0.472632 |
| 2005-11-10 | 0.050 | 0.356007 |
| 2005-08-11 | 0.050 | 0.475650 |
| 2005-05-11 | 0.050 | 0.483524 |
| 2005-02-10 | 0.050 | 0.517749 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.3619753 |
| Address1 | 65 Fairchild Street |
| All Time High | 120.35 |
| All Time Low | 8.3 |
| Ask | 49.34 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 558,760 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 559,700 |
| Average Volume | 559,700 |
| Average Volume10Days | 558,760 |
| Beta | 1.183 |
| Bid | 28.12 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 1.848 |
| City | Charleston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 38.76 |
| Current Ratio | 0.787 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 39.59 |
| Day Low | 38.48 |
| Debt To Equity | 1,315.774 |
| Display Name | Blackbaud |
| Dividend Date | 1,584,057,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,464,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,464,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,465,800 |
| Ebitda | 259,972,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.23040001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.902 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.512 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,834,339,072 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.194 |
| Eps Forward | 5.858 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.37 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,582,761,600 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 843 216 6100 |
| Fifty Day Average | 43.7794 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -5.0194016 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.114652134 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -36.197533 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 74.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -36.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4823718 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.8099976 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.14167887 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.95 - 74.88 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,090,848,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.59 |
| Float Shares | 34,373,693 |
| Forward Eps | 5.858 |
| Forward P E | 6.6165924 |
| Free Cashflow | 166,870,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.5881 |
| Gross Profits | 663,592,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02456 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.99977994 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 47,834,180 |
| 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 | 1,854,052,736 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_97706 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 114,970,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,780,380,677 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 39.48 |
| Operating Cashflow | 265,550,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.119370006 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.39 |
| Phone | 843 216 6200 |
| Post Market Change | -0.089897156 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.23193282 |
| Post Market Price | 38.6701 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,462,489 |
| Previous Close | 38.51 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 7.4624567 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 20.974024 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.643132 |
| Profit Margins | 0.10189 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.101 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.4 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.25 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.649182 |
| Regular Market Day High | 39.59 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 38.48 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 38.48 - 39.59 |
| Regular Market Open | 39.48 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 38.51 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 367,969 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05629 |
| Return On Equity | 1.08517 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.023 |
| Revenue Per Share | 23.665 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 45,933,454 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0535 |
| Shares Short | 2,457,902 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,656,375 |
| Short Name | Blackbaud, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1029 |
| Short Ratio | 4.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | SC |
| Symbol | BLKB |
| Target High Price | 74.0 |
| Target Low Price | 50.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 59.8 |
| Target Median Price | 60.0 |
| Total Cash | 39,153,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.865 |
| Total Debt | 1,119,117,952 |
| Total Revenue | 1,128,365,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.37 |
| Trailing P E | 16.354431 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.3965 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 57.89355 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -19.133553 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.33049542 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 367,969 |
| Website | https://www.blackbaud.com |
| Zip | 29,492 |