Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) Competitors

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

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

54.0% of Backblaze shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Backblaze shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Arqit Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BLZE or ARQQ?

Backblaze currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 129.13%. Arqit Quantum has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 412.82%. Given Backblaze's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arqit Quantum is more favorable than Backblaze.

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
Arqit Quantum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BLZE or ARQQ?

Backblaze has higher revenue and earnings than Arqit Quantum.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Backblaze	$102.02M	2.49	-$59.71M	-$1.42	-4.30
Arqit Quantum	$640K	101.52	-$70.39M	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor BLZE or ARQQ?

In the previous week, Arqit Quantum had 8 more articles in the media than Backblaze. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Arqit Quantum and 7 mentions for Backblaze. Backblaze's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Arqit Quantum's score of 0.77 indicating that Arqit Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Backblaze	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arqit Quantum	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLZE or ARQQ?

Backblaze received 18 more outperform votes than Arqit Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.50% of users gave Backblaze an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Arqit Quantum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Backblaze	Outperform Votes 23 57.50%	Underperform Votes 17 42.50%
Arqit Quantum	Outperform Votes 5 45.45%	Underperform Votes 6 54.55%

Is BLZE or ARQQ more profitable?

Arqit Quantum has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Arqit Quantum's net margin of -48.62%. Backblaze's return on equity of 0.00% beat Arqit Quantum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Backblaze	-48.62%	-105.67%	-38.46%
Arqit Quantum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, BLZE or ARQQ?

Backblaze has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arqit Quantum has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arqit Quantum beats Backblaze on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.