BLIN
Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
BLIN has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over BLIN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
BLIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
BLIN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BLIN PE Valuation
BLIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 5.1x next year's earnings.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BLIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BLIN to return to profit, with revenue growing.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
BLIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.12 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.11 | +$0.16 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.14 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.25 | -$0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.66 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.74 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.77 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.72 |
BLIN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.11 per share over the past year, against $1.47 at its worst in late 2021.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over BLIN in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
BLIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.9M | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.9M | +3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.9M | +0.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.8M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8M | +1% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.9M | +1.7% |
BLIN's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $4M last quarter, up 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -12% | +5.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | +8.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.4% | +9.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -12% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | -18% | -8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -19% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | +3.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -12% | +204 points |
BLIN's operating margin was −12% last quarter, up 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over BLIN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over BLIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $139K | +$709K |
| Q1 2026 | -$57K | +$317K |
| Q4 2025 | -$46K | -127% |
| Q3 2025 | -$351K | -266% |
| Q2 2025 | -$570K | -$551K |
| Q1 2025 | -$374K | -$283K |
| Q4 2024 | $173K | +$1.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $212K | +$286K |
BLIN has burned cash in most quarters: −$315,000 over the past year, against −$559,000 the year before.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over BLIN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BLIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +66.4K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +200K shares |
| 3 years | +17% | +1.7M shares |
| 5 years | +143% | +7.1M shares |
| Available history | +334% | +9.3M shares |
BLIN has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
BLIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | -346.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
BLIN has more cash than debt.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
BLIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.2 | Oversold |
BLIN's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (oversold).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
BLIN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BLIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
BLIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
BLIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.71 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.92 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.93 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.21 | 50% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.11 | 45% below |
SNDK has stronger trend alignment. BLIN is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
BLIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.90 | $2.68 | +41% |
| 2021 | $2.68 | $2.42 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | $2.42 | $1.03 | -57% |
| 2023 | $1.03 | $0.87 | -16% |
| 2024 | $0.87 | $1.43 | +64% |
| 2025 | $1.43 | $0.93 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.93 | $0.61 | -34% |
BLIN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 34% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over BLIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.