Snail (SNAL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BLZE or SNAL?

In the previous week, Snail had 15 more articles in the media than Backblaze. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Snail and 2 mentions for Backblaze. Backblaze's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Snail's score of 0.42 indicating that Backblaze is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Backblaze	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Snail	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BLZE or SNAL?

Backblaze presently has a consensus target price of $10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 117.97%. Given Backblaze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Backblaze is more favorable than Snail.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Snail	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, BLZE or SNAL?

Backblaze has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snail has a beta of -0.55, indicating that its stock price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

54.0% of Backblaze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Snail shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Backblaze shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 78.2% of Snail shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLZE or SNAL?

Backblaze received 29 more outperform votes than Snail when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Snail an outperform vote while only 63.83% of users gave Backblaze an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Backblaze	Outperform Votes 30 63.83%	Underperform Votes 17 36.17%
Snail	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BLZE or SNAL?

Snail has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Backblaze. Backblaze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snail, 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	2.11	-$59.71M	-$1.11	-4.48
Snail	$86.82M	0.44	-$9.09M	$0.09	11.56

Is BLZE or SNAL more profitable?

Snail has a net margin of 3.15% compared to Backblaze's net margin of -37.13%. Snail's return on equity of 136.34% beat Backblaze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Backblaze	-37.13%	-100.67%	-34.41%
Snail	3.15%	136.34%	3.51%

Summary

Backblaze and Snail tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.