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BLZE

Backblaze, Inc.
Nasdaq· Services-Prepackaged Software· Inc. DE· CIK 0001462056 Software & IT
$9.25 +0.66 (+7.68%)
Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $8.59
Market cap
$516.2M
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
85% Buy or better · 13 analysts
Median target
$23.00
+149% · range $21.00–25.00
Next earnings
Nov 2
in 6 days · EPS est. $0.06
1 year
−13.7%
from $10.72 · Oct 28
30 days
−31.7%
from $13.54
52-week range
$3.31–20.43
−55% from high · low Mar 30
Avg volume 20D
1.96M
shares / day
Short interest
7.18M
≈11.6% of shares · +3.9%
Days to cover
4.6
at average volume
Insider net
−$236.7K
0 buyers · 2 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
1
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read MIXED 1 report · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/1 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 2, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL Backblaze CEO and CFO sold a combined $237K in open-market sales on August 21, 2026, with the CEO also…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

  • A Jun 23 Craig-Hallum upgrades
  • X Aug 14 Short interest falls 33.7% to 1.79M
  • S Aug 21 2 insiders sell $236.7K at $15.82
  • X Aug 31 Short interest jumps 135.6% to 4.21M
  • X Sep 15 Short interest jumps 30.8% to 5.51M
  • X Sep 30 Short interest jumps 25.4% to 6.91M

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    2 insiders sold $236.7K.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 39 added (1 new), 7 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Driehaus Capital Management $42.6M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    11 of 13 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • EstimatesRISING

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.027 → $0.060 over 90 days. 0 up, 1 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest +3.9% to 7.18M shares. 4.6 days to cover, ≈11.6% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    29% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
1
new positions
0
exits
$42.6M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
BlackRock, Inc.ADD4,722,483$74.9M
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNEW2,688,044$42.6M
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.ADD1,156,752$18.3M
Qube Research & Technologies LtdADD766,200$12.2M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM762,608$12.1M
Nuveen, LLCDOUBLED577,841$9.2M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPADD550,070$8.7M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED495,435$7.9M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

13 analysts
Buy 85% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy3Buy8Hold2Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 6 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +149%.Targets as of Oct 27, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Sep 10, 2026Needham
REITERATE
REITERATEBuy
Aug 4, 2026Oppenheimer
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Aug 4, 2026B. Riley Securities
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Aug 4, 2026Citizens
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINMarket Outperform
Aug 4, 2026Needham
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Jul 23, 2026Citizens
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINMarket Outperform

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$236.7K
sold · 2 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Aug 21, 2026
Suidan Marc
Chief Financial Officer
SELL$33.4K
Aug 21, 2026
Budman Gleb
CEO and Chairperson
SELL$203.4K
Aug 20, 2026
Budman Gleb
CEO and Chairperson
TO ISSUER$180.0K
Aug 20, 2026
Suidan Marc
Chief Financial Officer
TO ISSUER$180.0K
May 26, 2026
NELSON BARBARA H
Director
AWARD19,306 sh
May 26, 2026
Carter Miller Jocelyn
Director
AWARD19,306 sh
May 26, 2026
FRY EARL E
Director
AWARD19,306 sh
May 26, 2026
D An Evelyn
Director
AWARD19,306 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 2
reports in 6 days
$0.06
EPS estimate, this quarter
+125%
estimate change, 90 days
0↑ 1↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$0.06$0.05–$0.07+0.0%$44.6M
Next Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
7,181,992
shares short
+3.9%
vs prior settlement
4.6
days to cover
≈11.6%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 30, 2026 Short interest report
Short Interest: BLZE up 25% to 6.9M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 3.79 | ≈11.16% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 24, 2026 SEC
Backblaze CEO and CFO sold a combined $237K in open-market sales on August 21, 2026, with the CEO also disposing of…
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Aug 21, 2026 Insider
Suidan Marc sold 2,110 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $15.82 ($33.4K)
Aug 21, 2026 Insider
Budman Gleb sold 12,855 shares
CEO and Chairperson @ $15.82 ($203.4K)
Aug 20, 2026 Insider
Budman Gleb disposed of 11,083 shares
CEO and Chairperson @ $16.24 ($180.0K)
Jul 2, 2026 SEC
Backblaze amended its credit agreement with Citizens Bank to raise the capital lease threshold to $150 million, a…
8-K — Impact 3/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
BlackRock, Inc. — ADD
4,722,483 shares ($74.9M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — NEW
2,688,044 shares ($42.6M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 2, 2026
Earnings date
BLZE Q3 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-11-02
Recent
Sep 30, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: BLZE up 25% to 6.9M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 3.79 | ≈11.16% of shares outstanding (est.)
Sep 15, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: BLZE up 31% to 5.5M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 3.37 | ≈8.90% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 31, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: BLZE up 136% to 4.2M shares
Settlement 2026-08-31 | Days to cover: 1.29 | ≈6.80% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 14, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: BLZE down 34% to 1.8M shares
Settlement 2026-08-14 | Days to cover: 1.00 | ≈2.89% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 3, 2026
Earnings date
BLZE Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-03

SecBot reports

4 filings · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 neutral
All BLZE filing & press-release reports (4)