BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
UBSI
United Bankshares, Inc.
UBSI has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
UBSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
UBSI's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like UBSI.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK's PE is in its expensive range at 28x.
UBSI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $43.13 | -9.9% |
| Forward | 12x | $47.86 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $47.68 | -0.4% |
| Current | 13x | $47.86 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $53.85 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UBSI has the edge over BLK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
UBSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for UBSI, with profitability improving.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK earned $43.87 per share over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
UBSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.90 | +5.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.69 | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.67 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.57 | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.27 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.05 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.83 | +6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.69 | +2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.74 | +1.1% |
UBSI has the edge over BLK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the edge over UBSI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
UBSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $325.1M | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $323.8M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $316.6M | +9.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $318.4M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $323.3M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $306M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $289.6M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $261.9M | -0.5% |
UBSI's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $325M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 50% | -1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 51% | +1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 49% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 50% | +4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 51% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 50% | +4.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 37% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 46% | +6.6 points |
UBSI has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK's free cash flow was $4.8B over the past year, up 22% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
UBSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $162.7M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $98M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $156M | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $133.5M | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $146.4M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $85.2M | +46% |
| Q1 2025 | $116.1M | -2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $133.5M | -16% |
UBSI has the edge over BLK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has 165M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
UBSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -1.4M shares |
| 1 year | -3.5% | -4.9M shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +2.1M shares |
| 5 years | +6.3% | +8.1M shares |
| Available history | +35% | +35.5M shares |
UBSI has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $98.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $66M |
| Q1 2026 | $70.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $47.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $26.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $32.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $20.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
UBSI spent $283M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
UBSI Net Leverage
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
UBSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.1 | Neutral |
UBSI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (neutral).
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
UBSI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | UBSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.4% below |
| PE % | 50 | 63 | 13 pts below |
UBSI has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 33% above its 200-week average.
UBSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.4 | 1% above |
| 20 week MA | $47.5 | 0.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $44.3 | 8% above |
| 100 week MA | $40.3 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $37.4 | 28% above |
UBSI is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 28% above its 200-week average.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 12% so far in 2026.
UBSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $38.4 | $31.9 | -17% |
| 2021 | $31.9 | $36.0 | +13% |
| 2022 | $36.0 | $40.5 | +12% |
| 2023 | $40.5 | $37.6 | -7.2% |
| 2024 | $37.6 | $37.9 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | $37.9 | $39.5 | +4.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.5 | $47.9 | +21% |
UBSI has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.