Backblaze (BLZE) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, QUBT or BLZE?

Backblaze has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum Computing. Quantum Computing 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
Quantum Computing	$373K	2,358.55	-$91.95M	-$0.67	-9.57
Backblaze	$127.63M	2.00	-$59.71M	-$1.11	-4.23

Do analysts prefer QUBT or BLZE?

Quantum Computing currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.61%. Backblaze has a consensus target price of $10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 130.99%. Given Backblaze's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Backblaze is more favorable than Quantum Computing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quantum Computing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Backblaze	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QUBT or BLZE?

4.3% of Quantum Computing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Backblaze shares are held by institutional investors. 31.1% of Quantum Computing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Backblaze shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QUBT or BLZE more profitable?

Quantum Computing has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -37.13%. Quantum Computing's return on equity of 0.00% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum Computing	N/A	N/A	N/A
Backblaze	-37.13%	-100.67%	-34.41%

Which has more volatility & risk, QUBT or BLZE?

Quantum Computing has a beta of 3, suggesting that its share price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Backblaze has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to QUBT or BLZE?

In the previous week, Quantum Computing had 24 more articles in the media than Backblaze. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Quantum Computing and 7 mentions for Backblaze. Backblaze's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Quantum Computing's score of 0.12 indicating that Backblaze is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quantum Computing	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Backblaze	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QUBT or BLZE?

Backblaze received 28 more outperform votes than Quantum Computing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Quantum Computing an outperform vote while only 63.83% of users gave Backblaze an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quantum Computing	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Backblaze	Outperform Votes 30 63.83%	Underperform Votes 17 36.17%

Summary

Quantum Computing beats Backblaze on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.