Blackbaud

At its K‑12 user conference, Blackbaud unveiled an "Admissions Agent" that guides families through the application process, sends personalized follow-up communications and identifies drop-off points to streamline admissions. The tool is part of the "Agents for Good" suite and can operate partially or fully autonomously; an early-adopter program will let schools help shape it. Other announced AI features include Candidate Insights for predictive enrollment data, Blackbaud AI Chat, a Common Records Engine and tools for Enrollment Contracts and Student Success Insights. Over the past twelve months Blackbaud generated $1.14 billion in revenue and has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion; the stock is down roughly 50% year-to-date but has recently shown a recovery. » More on de.investing.com

Blackbaud's stock fell to a 52-week low of $26.61 after the share price dropped 55.4% over the past year and market capitalization stands at about $1.23 billion. For Q1 2026 the company reported revenue of $281.1 million, beating expectations, while EPS of $1.14 was slightly below forecasts. Analysts still see upside with price targets between $45 and $65; the stock trades at a P/E of 9.33 and a free-cash-flow yield of 25%. Blackbaud is investing strategically in Student First and is introducing AI tools to automate donor engagement to strengthen growth in the education and nonprofit sectors. » More on de.investing.com

Blackbaud outlined a three-wave AI strategy—analytics, embedded generative AI and an "Agents for Good" catalog—with its first fundraising development agent now generally available and showing early traction. Management said revenue is growing in the mid-single digits, client attrition remains stable, and transactional payments account for a little over one-third of revenue with cross-sell and contract renewals as key growth levers. The company reaffirmed mid-single-digit revenue, 6%–8% EBITDA and 13%+ EPS targets, and plans to devote at least 50% of free cash flow to share buybacks targeting a 5%–10% reduction in share count. Executives noted AI could be an additional upside not yet reflected in guidance. » More on finance.yahoo.com