Backblaze (BLZE) Competitors

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

Is BLZE or NYAX more profitable?

Nayax has a net margin of 6.06% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -31.72%. Nayax's return on equity of 5.32% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Backblaze	-31.72%	-54.88%	-23.07%
Nayax	6.06%	5.32%	1.82%

Do analysts prefer BLZE or NYAX?

Backblaze currently has a consensus price target of $10.07, indicating a potential upside of 22.52%. Nayax has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.64%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Backblaze is more favorable than Nayax.

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)	3.14
Nayax	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BLZE or NYAX?

Nayax has higher revenue and earnings than Backblaze. Backblaze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nayax, 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
Backblaze	$127.63M	3.64	-$48.53M	-$0.89	-9.24
Nayax	$314.01M	5.31	-$5.63M	$0.57	82.46

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BLZE or NYAX?

54.0% of Backblaze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Nayax shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Backblaze shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BLZE or NYAX?

Backblaze has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nayax has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BLZE or NYAX?

In the previous week, Nayax had 8 more articles in the media than Backblaze. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Nayax and 5 mentions for Backblaze. Backblaze's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Nayax's score of 0.79 indicating that Backblaze is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Backblaze	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nayax	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Nayax beats Backblaze on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.