Head-To-Head Contrast: DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS) versus Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI)

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

Profitability

This table compares DevvStream and Blaize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DevvStream	N/A	N/A	-236.36%
Blaize	N/A	N/A	-31.40%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DevvStream and Blaize”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DevvStream	$30,000.00	105.09	-$12.07 million	($2.70)	-0.30
Blaize	$1.55 million	84.85	-$4.11 million	($0.71)	-1.67

Blaize has higher revenue and earnings than DevvStream. Blaize is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DevvStream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

75.8% of DevvStream shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Blaize shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of DevvStream 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

DevvStream has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blaize has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for DevvStream and Blaize, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DevvStream	1	0	0	0	1.00
Blaize	1	1	4	0	2.50

Blaize has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 490.72%. Given Blaize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blaize is more favorable than DevvStream.

Summary

Blaize beats DevvStream on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DevvStream

DevvStream Holdings Inc. is a carbon credit project co-development and generation firm specializing in technology-based solutions. DevvStream Holdings Inc., formerly known as Focus Impact Acquisition Corp., is based in 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.