Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI – Get Free Report) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Blaize has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T1 Energy has a beta of 2.48, meaning that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Blaize and T1 Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blaize | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.14 |
| T1 Energy | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2.55 |
Blaize presently has a consensus target price of $1.98, suggesting a potential upside of 789.64%. T1 Energy has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 149.42%. Given Blaize’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Blaize is more favorable than T1 Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Blaize and T1 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blaize | -160.85% | -306.51% | -106.16% |
| T1 Energy | -38.49% | -149.67% | -20.46% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Blaize and T1 Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blaize | $38.63 million | 0.83 | -$206.90 million | ($0.68) | -0.33 |
| T1 Energy | $755.29 million | 1.17 | -$367.83 million | ($1.98) | -1.52 |
Blaize has higher earnings, but lower revenue than T1 Energy. T1 Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blaize, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.1% of Blaize shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of T1 Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Blaize shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of T1 Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
T1 Energy beats Blaize on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About T1 Energy
T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.
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