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3 Value Stocks Too Small For Buffett’s Portfolio
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S&P 500   5,254.35
DOW   39,807.37
QQQ   444.01
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after another set of Wall St records
3 Value Stocks Too Small For Buffett’s Portfolio
Delta Airline’s Put Option Activity Isn’t Bad News
Disney Stock Catches 3 Upgrades In a Single Week
Walgreens Boots Alliance: Deep Value With Nowhere to Go But Up
Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal: McDonald's Partnership Sparks Growth?
Foot Locker Builds Up Another Head of Steam; Gains Imminent
S&P 500   5,254.35
DOW   39,807.37
QQQ   444.01
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after another set of Wall St records
3 Value Stocks Too Small For Buffett’s Portfolio
Delta Airline’s Put Option Activity Isn’t Bad News
Disney Stock Catches 3 Upgrades In a Single Week
Walgreens Boots Alliance: Deep Value With Nowhere to Go But Up
Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal: McDonald's Partnership Sparks Growth?
Foot Locker Builds Up Another Head of Steam; Gains Imminent
NASDAQ:BLZE

Backblaze (BLZE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$10.23
+0.07 (+0.69%)
(As of 03/28/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$9.80
$10.42
50-Day Range
$7.24
$11.83
52-Week Range
$3.50
$12.65
Volume
587,194 shs
Average Volume
361,490 shs
Market Capitalization
$384.65 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$13.50

Backblaze MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
32.0% Upside
$13.50 Price Target
Short Interest
Bearish
5.68% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
N/A
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
0.43mentions of Backblaze in the last 14 days
Based on 7 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$1.13 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
Growing
From ($1.12) to ($0.85) Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.82 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

318th out of 588 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

115th out of 200 stocks

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About Backblaze Stock (NASDAQ:BLZE)

Backblaze, Inc., a storage cloud platform, provides businesses and consumers cloud services to store, use, and protect data in the United States and internationally. The company offers cloud services through a web-scale software infrastructure built on commodity hardware. It also provides Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage, which enables customers to store data, developers to build applications, and partners to expand their use cases. This service is offered as a consumption-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and serves use cases, such as public, hybrid, and multi-cloud data storage; application development and DevOps; content delivery and edge computing; security and ransomware protection; media management; backup, archive, and tape replacement; repository for analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning; and Internet of Things. In addition, the company offers Backblaze Computer Backup that automatically backs up data from laptops and desktops for businesses and individuals, which provides a subscription-based Software-as-a-Service and serves use cases, including computer backup, ransomware protection, theft and loss protection, and remote access. It serves the public cloud IaaS storage and Data-Protection-as-a-Service markets. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

BLZE Stock Price History

BLZE Stock News Headlines

Central Banks Preparing for US Dollar Collapse?
China is spearheading this blatant de-dollarization push, dominating the physical gold market through massive central bank buying. Their ultimate goal? Ditching the greenback in favor of local BRICS currencies.
BLZE Oct 2024 20.000 call
Central Banks Preparing for US Dollar Collapse?
China is spearheading this blatant de-dollarization push, dominating the physical gold market through massive central bank buying. Their ultimate goal? Ditching the greenback in favor of local BRICS currencies.
BLZE May 2024 15.000 call
Backblaze Inc CEO Gleb Budman Sells 150,000 Shares
BLZE Mar 2024 12.500 put
MVIS, IRDM and GRTS are among after hour movers
BLZE Mar 2024 10.000 call
Why Backblaze Stock Skyrocketed Today
Why Backblaze Stock Skyrocketed Today
APLT, BLZE and CORZZ are among after hour movers
Backblaze: Q4 Earnings Insights
Preview: Backblaze's Earnings
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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/15/2024
Today
3/28/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/14/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BLZE
Employees
393
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$13.50
High Stock Price Target
$18.00
Low Stock Price Target
$11.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-58,860,000.00
Pretax Margin
-64.41%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$102.02 million
Book Value
$2.06 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
27,395,000
Market Cap
$384.65 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22
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Key Executives

  • Mr. Gleb Budman (Age 49)
    Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman
    Comp: $429.87k
  • Mr. Tim Nufire (Age 59)
    Co-Founder
  • Mr. Brian Wilson (Age 56)
    Co-Founder
    Comp: $429.87k
  • Mr. Francis P. Patchel (Age 66)
    Chief Financial Officer
    Comp: $454.15k
  • Mr. Casey Jones
    Co-Founder
  • Mr. Hang Ng Kwok
    Co-Founder
  • Mr. Nilay Patel
    Co-Founder & VP of Sales
  • Damon Uyeda
    Co-Founder
  • Ms. Anu Patil
    Vice President of Revenue Strategy & Operations
  • Mr. Brian Beach
    Chief Technology Officer

BLZE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Backblaze stock right now?

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Backblaze in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" BLZE shares.
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What is Backblaze's stock price target for 2024?

4 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Backblaze's stock. Their BLZE share price targets range from $11.00 to $18.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $13.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.0% from the stock's current price.
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How have BLZE shares performed in 2024?

Backblaze's stock was trading at $7.59 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BLZE stock has increased by 34.8% and is now trading at $10.23.
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Are investors shorting Backblaze?

Backblaze saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,420,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the February 29th total of 1,340,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 393,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 5.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
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.

When is Backblaze's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2024.
View our BLZE earnings forecast
.

How were Backblaze's earnings last quarter?

Backblaze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLZE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 15th. The company reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.34) by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $28.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.18 million. Backblaze had a negative net margin of 57.70% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 101.48%.

What ETF holds Backblaze's stock?

Gabelli Automation ETF holds 4,427 shares of BLZE stock, representing 0.64% of its portfolio.

What guidance has Backblaze issued on next quarter's earnings?

Backblaze updated its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Friday, February, 16th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $29.6 million-$30.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $28.9 million.

When did Backblaze IPO?

Backblaze (BLZE) raised $101 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, November 11th 2021. The company issued 6,300,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share. Oppenheimer & Co., William Blair and Raymond James acted as the underwriters for the IPO and JMP Securities, Lake Street and B. Riley Securities were co-managers.

Who are Backblaze's major shareholders?

Backblaze's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.35%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.35%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (1.75%), Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC (0.93%), Scalar Gauge Management LLC (0.59%) and GSA Capital Partners LLP (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian K Wilson, Charles J Jones, Francis P Patchel, Gleb Budman, Kwok Hang Ng, Timothy M Nufire, Tina Cessna and Tmt Investments Plc.
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.

How do I buy shares of Backblaze?

Shares of BLZE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NASDAQ:BLZE) was last updated on 3/29/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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