Blaize (BZAI) Competitors

Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) and Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Is CSR or BZAI more profitable?

Blaize has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -4.34%. Blaize's return on equity of 0.00% beat Centerspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centerspace	-4.34%	-1.34%	-0.60%
Blaize	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSR or BZAI?

79.0% of Centerspace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Blaize shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Centerspace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.5% of Blaize shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CSR or BZAI?

Centerspace has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blaize has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CSR or BZAI?

In the previous week, Blaize had 3 more articles in the media than Centerspace. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Blaize and 4 mentions for Centerspace. Centerspace's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Blaize's score of 0.57 indicating that Centerspace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centerspace	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blaize	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSR or BZAI?

Centerspace received 32 more outperform votes than Blaize when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Blaize an outperform vote while only 43.04% of users gave Centerspace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Centerspace	Outperform Votes 34 43.04%	Underperform Votes 45 56.96%
Blaize	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has better valuation & earnings, CSR or BZAI?

Centerspace has higher revenue and earnings than Blaize.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centerspace	$260.98M	4.08	$41.97M	-$1.27	-50.17
Blaize	$1.97M	119.30	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer CSR or BZAI?

Centerspace currently has a consensus price target of $73.63, indicating a potential upside of 15.54%. Blaize has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 332.90%. Given Blaize's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blaize is more favorable than Centerspace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centerspace	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Blaize	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Summary

Blaize beats Centerspace on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.