Analyzing Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:FSNB) and Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI)

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:FSNB) and Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.1% of Blaize shares are held by institutional investors. 73.6% of Fusion Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.5% of Blaize shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Fusion Acquisition Corp. II and Blaize, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II	0	0	0	0	0.00
Blaize	0	1	3	1	3.00

Blaize has a consensus target price of $7.38, suggesting a potential upside of 118.20%. Given Blaize’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blaize is more favorable than Fusion Acquisition Corp. II.

Profitability

This table compares Fusion Acquisition Corp. II and Blaize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blaize	N/A	N/A	-49.12%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fusion Acquisition Corp. II and Blaize”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fusion Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	$16.57 million	N/A	N/A
Blaize	$1.55 million	223.78	-$4.11 million	N/A	N/A

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blaize.

Summary

Blaize beats Fusion Acquisition Corp. II on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fusion Acquisition Corp. II

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company intends to acquire businesses in the wealth, financial advice, investment, and asset management sectors, as well as FinTech sector. Fusion Acquisition Corp. II was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

About Blaize

Blaize® has created a transformative new compute solution that unites silicon and software to optimize AI from the edge to the core. We’re partnering with customers to transform their products so they can deliver better experiences and better lives.