Financial Comparison: Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI) vs. Melar Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:MACI)

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

Profitability

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

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Blaize and Melar Acquisition Corp. I”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blaize	$1.55 million	144.65	-$4.11 million	($0.71)	-2.85
Melar Acquisition Corp. I	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Volatility and Risk

Blaize has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melar Acquisition Corp. I has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Blaize and Melar Acquisition Corp. I, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Blaize presently has a consensus target price of $7.60, suggesting a potential upside of 276.24%. Given Blaize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blaize is more favorable than Melar Acquisition Corp. I.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

Blaize beats Melar Acquisition Corp. I on 8 of the 9 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 Melar Acquisition Corp. I

Melar Acquisition Corp. I is a blank check company. It formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Melar Acquisition Corp. I is based in NEW YORK.