Backblaze (BLZE) Competitors $9.45 -0.01 (-0.11%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.38 -0.06 (-0.69%) As of 09/12/2025 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BLZE vs. BBAI, COUR, NYAX, CERT, LSPD, KARO, OPRA, PD, NABL, and MLNKShould you be buying Backblaze stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Backblaze include BigBear.ai (BBAI), Coursera (COUR), Nayax (NYAX), Certara (CERT), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Karooooo (KARO), Opera (OPRA), PagerDuty (PD), N-able (NABL), and MeridianLink (MLNK). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Backblaze vs. Its Competitors BigBear.ai Coursera Nayax Certara Lightspeed Commerce Karooooo Opera PagerDuty N-able MeridianLink Backblaze (NASDAQ:BLZE) and BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer BLZE or BBAI? In the previous week, BigBear.ai had 1 more articles in the media than Backblaze. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BigBear.ai and 9 mentions for Backblaze. Backblaze's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat BigBear.ai's score of 0.35 indicating that Backblaze is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Backblaze 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BigBear.ai 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BLZE or BBAI? 54.0% of Backblaze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of BigBear.ai shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Backblaze shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BigBear.ai shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, BLZE or BBAI? Backblaze has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BigBear.ai has a beta of 3.4, indicating that its stock price is 240% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BLZE or BBAI more profitable? Backblaze has a net margin of -31.72% compared to BigBear.ai's net margin of -269.28%. BigBear.ai's return on equity of -48.11% beat Backblaze's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Backblaze-31.72% -54.88% -23.07% BigBear.ai -269.28%-48.11%-15.88% Which has better earnings & valuation, BLZE or BBAI? Backblaze has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BigBear.ai. Backblaze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BigBear.ai, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBackblaze$127.63M4.18-$48.53M-$0.89-10.62BigBear.ai$158.24M11.91-$295.55M-$1.44-3.53 Do analysts rate BLZE or BBAI? Backblaze presently has a consensus target price of $10.07, suggesting a potential upside of 6.58%. BigBear.ai has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.99%. Given BigBear.ai's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BigBear.ai is more favorable than Backblaze.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Backblaze 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14BigBear.ai 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryBackblaze beats BigBear.ai on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Backblaze News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLZE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLZE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBackblazeINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$534.49M$19.87B$31.15B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A3.48%3.17%4.60%P/E Ratio-10.6278.92439.7225.98Price / Sales4.1886.841,754.08181.19Price / CashN/A83.6136.9460.44Price / Book6.528.617.246.29Net Income-$48.53M$355.98M$808.32M$271.07M7 Day Performance8.62%3.58%3.60%3.87%1 Month Performance19.62%5.42%4.17%4.88%1 Year Performance52.91%69.32%24,081.72%26.12% Backblaze Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLZEBackblaze2.3106 of 5 stars$9.45-0.1%$10.07+6.6%+59.6%$534.49M$127.63M-10.62270Positive NewsBBAIBigBear.ai1.5211 of 5 stars$4.88-2.1%$6.00+23.1%+227.0%$1.85B$158.24M-3.39660Gap UpCOURCoursera2.0035 of 5 stars$11.62+3.2%$11.40-1.8%+41.1%$1.82B$694.67M-35.201,260News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑NYAXNayax1.5738 of 5 stars$51.30+2.7%$42.00-18.1%+111.0%$1.77B$314.01M90.001,130Positive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeCERTCertara4.6915 of 5 stars$10.70+1.7%$15.14+41.5%+5.2%$1.69B$385.15M214.041,546News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeLSPDLightspeed Commerce3.786 of 5 stars$12.12-0.5%$14.53+19.9%-6.0%$1.65B$1.08B-2.693,000News CoveragePositive NewsKAROKarooooo3.9119 of 5 stars$54.85+3.5%$58.25+6.2%+44.3%$1.64B$249.96M31.895,711Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeOPRAOpera4.08 of 5 stars$19.30+8.3%$24.90+29.0%+32.7%$1.59B$480.65M21.69630Trending NewsPDPagerDuty3.7387 of 5 stars$17.18+4.3%$18.70+8.9%-5.6%$1.54B$467.50M-107.351,242Short Interest ↓NABLN-able2.5512 of 5 stars$8.33+5.4%$9.31+11.9%-33.4%$1.48B$466.15M416.461,773Positive NewsMLNKMeridianLink1.7477 of 5 stars$20.00+0.3%$20.07+0.4%-14.5%$1.48B$316.30M-68.95620News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BBAI Alternatives COUR Alternatives NYAX Alternatives CERT Alternatives LSPD Alternatives KARO Alternatives OPRA Alternatives PD Alternatives NABL Alternatives MLNK Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLZE) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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