Backblaze (BLZE) Competitors

Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) and Backblaze (NASDAQ:BLZE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FSLY or BLZE?

79.7% of Fastly shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Backblaze shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Fastly shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Backblaze shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FSLY or BLZE more profitable?

Fastly has a net margin of -29.07% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -37.13%. Fastly's return on equity of -12.75% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fastly	-29.07%	-12.75%	-8.41%
Backblaze	-37.13%	-100.67%	-34.41%

Does the media favor FSLY or BLZE?

In the previous week, Backblaze had 2 more articles in the media than Fastly. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Backblaze and 4 mentions for Fastly. Fastly's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Backblaze's score of 0.60 indicating that Fastly is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fastly	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Backblaze	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FSLY or BLZE?

Backblaze has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fastly. Fastly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Backblaze, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fastly	$554.63M	1.90	-$158.06M	-$1.09	-6.68
Backblaze	$132.27M	2.31	-$59.71M	-$1.01	-5.50

Which has more volatility and risk, FSLY or BLZE?

Fastly has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Backblaze has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSLY or BLZE?

Fastly received 99 more outperform votes than Backblaze when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.83% of users gave Backblaze an outperform vote while only 47.25% of users gave Fastly an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fastly	Outperform Votes 129 47.25%	Underperform Votes 144 52.75%
Backblaze	Outperform Votes 30 63.83%	Underperform Votes 17 36.17%

Do analysts rate FSLY or BLZE?

Fastly currently has a consensus price target of $8.28, suggesting a potential upside of 13.63%. Backblaze has a consensus price target of $10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 94.84%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Backblaze is more favorable than Fastly.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fastly	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Backblaze	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Fastly and Backblaze tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.