Blaize Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BZAI) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Blaize Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BZAI) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $3.3750.

BZAI has been the subject of several research reports. DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $1.00 price objective (down from $3.00) on shares of Blaize in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Blaize in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. B. Riley Financial dropped their target price on shares of Blaize from $4.00 to $2.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 14th. Zacks Research downgraded Blaize from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $4.50 price objective on shares of Blaize in a research note on Friday, May 15th.

Blaize News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Blaize this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Several firms, including Kaplan Fox, Faruqi & Faruqi, Rosen, Pomerantz, Robbins and others, are soliciting investors who purchased Blaize securities between July 18, 2025, and April 28, 2026. The October 5, 2026 deadline concerns applications to serve as lead plaintiff and does not determine the lawsuit’s outcome. Kaplan Fox securities class action deadline
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuit names Blaize and certain officers and alleges violations of federal securities laws, including Sections 10(b) and 20(a) and SEC Rule 10b-5. The allegations have not been proven, but the litigation creates potential legal costs, settlement exposure and reputational risk. Bronstein Gewirtz Grossman class action announcement
• Negative Sentiment: The concentration of repeated investor alerts in one trading session likely increases negative sentiment and keeps attention focused on alleged shareholder losses rather than Blaize’s edge-AI business prospects. Robbins LLP Blaize investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Blaize’s existing financial profile adds to investor sensitivity: the company recently reported a quarterly loss of $0.21 per share versus an expected loss of $0.20, with deeply negative margins and return on equity. The stock is also trading near its 52-week low and below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.

Blaize Price Performance

BZAI opened at $0.48 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $69.33 million, a P/E ratio of -0.70 and a beta of 0.13. Blaize has a 12 month low of $0.42 and a 12 month high of $6.76. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.38.

Blaize (NASDAQ:BZAI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by ($0.01). Blaize had a negative return on equity of 306.51% and a negative net margin of 160.85%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Blaize will post -0.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Blaize

In related news, Director Anthony Cannestra sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.68, for a total value of $84,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 50,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $84,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Harminder Sehmi sold 40,609 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.37, for a total value of $55,634.33. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 259,773 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $355,889.01. This represents a 13.52% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 181,218 shares of company stock valued at $281,043 over the last quarter. 17.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Blaize

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in shares of Blaize during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Blaize during the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. Resurgent Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Blaize in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Blaize in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in Blaize in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. 97.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Blaize Company Profile

Blaize (NASDAQ: BZAI) is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications at the edge. The company’s core technology is centered on its proprietary Graph Streaming Processor (GSP) architecture, which combines dataflow computing with a highly parallel matrix processing engine to deliver real-time AI inference with low power consumption. Blaize’s platform is aimed at customers seeking to deploy sophisticated AI workloads in environments where power efficiency, latency and form factor are critical.

The company offers a hardware portfolio that includes standalone GSP modules, PCIe cards and M.2 form-factor boards, alongside its Blaize AI software stack.