CSP (CSPI) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BLZE or CSPI?

Backblaze has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSP has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BLZE or CSPI?

54.0% of Backblaze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.7% of CSP shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Backblaze shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of CSP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BLZE or CSPI?

In the previous week, Backblaze had 6 more articles in the media than CSP. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Backblaze and 2 mentions for CSP. Backblaze's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat CSP's score of 1.00 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)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CSP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BLZE or CSPI more profitable?

CSP has a net margin of -2.78% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -31.72%. CSP's return on equity of -3.35% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Backblaze	-31.72%	-54.88%	-23.07%
CSP	-2.78%	-3.35%	-2.35%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BLZE or CSPI?

CSP has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Backblaze. CSP 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	$127.63M	3.72	-$48.53M	-$0.89	-9.44
CSP	$57.30M	2.13	-$330K	-$0.17	-72.88

Do analysts rate BLZE or CSPI?

Backblaze presently has a consensus price target of $10.07, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Backblaze is more favorable than CSP.

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
CSP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Backblaze beats CSP on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.