Backblaze (BLZE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BLZE or OOMA?

Backblaze has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ooma has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLZE or OOMA more profitable?

Ooma has a net margin of -2.04% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -37.13%. Ooma's return on equity of -2.22% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Backblaze	-37.13%	-100.67%	-34.41%
Ooma	-2.04%	-2.22%	-1.13%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLZE or OOMA?

Ooma has higher revenue and earnings than Backblaze. Ooma 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	$122.58M	2.20	-$59.71M	-$1.11	-5.66
Ooma	$236.74M	1.52	-$830K	-$0.19	-70.47

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLZE or OOMA?

Ooma received 330 more outperform votes than Backblaze when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.46% of users gave Ooma an outperform vote while only 61.36% of users gave Backblaze an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Backblaze	Outperform Votes 27 61.36%	Underperform Votes 17 38.64%
Ooma	Outperform Votes 357 69.46%	Underperform Votes 157 30.54%

Do analysts recommend BLZE or OOMA?

Backblaze presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 83.12%. Ooma has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.29%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Backblaze is more favorable than Ooma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Backblaze	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ooma	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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

54.0% of Backblaze shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Ooma shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Backblaze shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Ooma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BLZE or OOMA?

In the previous week, Backblaze had 3 more articles in the media than Ooma. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Backblaze and 2 mentions for Ooma. Backblaze's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ooma's score of 0.45 indicating that Backblaze is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Backblaze	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ooma	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Ooma beats Backblaze on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.