Upland Software (UPLD) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate UPLD or BLZE?

Upland Software currently has a consensus price target of $3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 54.00%. Backblaze has a consensus price target of $10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 143.72%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Backblaze is more favorable than Upland Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upland Software	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Backblaze	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UPLD or BLZE?

Upland Software received 333 more outperform votes than Backblaze when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.52% of users gave Upland Software an outperform vote while only 63.83% of users gave Backblaze an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Upland Software	Outperform Votes 363 65.52%	Underperform Votes 191 34.48%
Backblaze	Outperform Votes 30 63.83%	Underperform Votes 17 36.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, UPLD or BLZE?

Upland Software has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Backblaze has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UPLD or BLZE more profitable?

Backblaze has a net margin of -37.13% compared to Upland Software's net margin of -44.92%. Upland Software's return on equity of 50.06% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upland Software	-44.92%	50.06%	2.64%
Backblaze	-37.13%	-100.67%	-34.41%

Does the media refer more to UPLD or BLZE?

In the previous week, Backblaze had 10 more articles in the media than Upland Software. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Backblaze and 8 mentions for Upland Software. Upland Software's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Backblaze's score of 0.42 indicating that Upland Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Upland Software	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Backblaze	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in UPLD or BLZE?

77.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Backblaze shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Upland Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Backblaze shares are owned 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 higher earnings and valuation, UPLD or BLZE?

Backblaze has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Upland Software. Backblaze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upland Software, 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
Upland Software	$274.79M	0.25	-$179.87M	-$4.14	-0.59
Backblaze	$127.63M	1.89	-$59.71M	-$1.11	-4.00

Summary

Upland Software beats Backblaze on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.