Comparing Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:BACQ) and Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI)

Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:BACQ) and Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blaize	N/A	N/A	-31.40%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I and Blaize”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blaize	$1.55 million	152.52	-$4.11 million	($0.71)	-3.00

Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blaize.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.1% of Blaize shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Blaize shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I and Blaize, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I	1	0	0	0	1.00
Blaize	1	1	4	1	2.71

Blaize has a consensus target price of $7.60, suggesting a potential upside of 256.81%. Given Blaize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blaize is more favorable than Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I.

Summary

Blaize beats Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I

Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I is a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Andrew Stephen Gundlach and Michel Combes on June 24, 2024 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.