Intellicheck (IDN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BLZE or IDN?

Intellicheck has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Backblaze. Intellicheck 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	3.57	-$48.53M	-$0.89	-9.07
Intellicheck	$20.66M	5.09	-$1.98M	-$0.04	-131.25

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

54.0% of Backblaze shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Intellicheck shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Backblaze shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Intellicheck shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BLZE or IDN?

Backblaze has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intellicheck has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLZE or IDN more profitable?

Intellicheck has a net margin of -3.37% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -31.72%. Intellicheck's return on equity of -1.59% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Backblaze	-31.72%	-54.88%	-23.07%
Intellicheck	-3.37%	-1.59%	-1.23%

Does the media refer more to BLZE or IDN?

In the previous week, Backblaze had 3 more articles in the media than Intellicheck. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Backblaze and 0 mentions for Intellicheck. Intellicheck's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Backblaze's score of 1.08 indicating that Intellicheck is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Backblaze	Positive
Intellicheck	Positive

Do analysts recommend BLZE or IDN?

Backblaze currently has a consensus price target of $10.07, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Intellicheck has a consensus price target of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Backblaze is more favorable than Intellicheck.

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
Intellicheck	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Intellicheck beats Backblaze on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.