Analyzing AlphaVest Acquisition (NASDAQ:ATMV) and Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI)

AlphaVest Acquisition (NASDAQ:ATMV) 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 valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AlphaVest Acquisition and Blaize”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AlphaVest Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blaize	$1.55 million	90.94	-$4.11 million	($0.71)	-1.79

AlphaVest Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blaize.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.1% of AlphaVest Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Blaize shares are held by institutional investors. 55.2% of AlphaVest Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Blaize shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AlphaVest Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blaize	N/A	N/A	-31.40%

Volatility & Risk

AlphaVest Acquisition has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blaize has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for AlphaVest Acquisition and Blaize, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AlphaVest Acquisition	1	0	0	0	1.00
Blaize	1	1	4	1	2.71

Blaize has a consensus price target of $7.60, indicating a potential upside of 498.43%. Given Blaize’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blaize is more favorable than AlphaVest Acquisition.

Summary

Blaize beats AlphaVest Acquisition on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AlphaVest Acquisition

AlphaVest Acquisition Corp does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2022 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.