Backblaze (BLZE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLZE or MLNK?

Backblaze received 14 more outperform votes than MeridianLink when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.83% of users gave Backblaze an outperform vote while only 26.23% of users gave MeridianLink an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Backblaze	Outperform Votes 30 63.83%	Underperform Votes 17 36.17%
MeridianLink	Outperform Votes 16 26.23%	Underperform Votes 45 73.77%

Does the media prefer BLZE or MLNK?

In the previous week, Backblaze had 6 more articles in the media than MeridianLink. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Backblaze and 6 mentions for MeridianLink. MeridianLink's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Backblaze's score of 0.20 indicating that MeridianLink is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Backblaze	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MeridianLink	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BLZE or MLNK?

Backblaze presently has a consensus price target of $10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 93.80%. MeridianLink has a consensus price target of $19.42, suggesting a potential upside of 10.47%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Backblaze is more favorable than MeridianLink.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MeridianLink	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BLZE or MLNK more profitable?

MeridianLink has a net margin of -16.57% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -37.13%. MeridianLink's return on equity of -9.57% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Backblaze	-37.13%	-100.67%	-34.41%
MeridianLink	-16.57%	-9.57%	-4.47%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BLZE or MLNK?

MeridianLink has higher revenue and earnings than Backblaze. MeridianLink 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
Backblaze	$132.27M	2.32	-$59.71M	-$1.01	-5.53
MeridianLink	$319.97M	4.24	-$42.54M	-$0.38	-46.25

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLZE or MLNK?

54.0% of Backblaze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of MeridianLink shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Backblaze shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of MeridianLink shares are held by company 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 risk & volatility, BLZE or MLNK?

Backblaze has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MeridianLink has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MeridianLink beats Backblaze on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.