FCNCP vs BZAIW Comparison

First Citizens is a US regional bank with total assets of around $236 billion as of March 31, 2026. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, First Citizens' largest markets are North Carolina, South Carolina, and California. The bank has a track record of acquiring troubled banks from the FDIC, such as Silicon Valley Bridge Bank in 2023, which doubled its asset base. First Citizens offers products and services across retail, commercial, wealth management, and railcar leasing. First Citizens derived over 95% of its earnings from banking and less than 5% from railcar leasing in 2025.

Blaize Holdings Inc provides transformative artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled edge computing solutions comprised of both its proprietary hardware and software, and third-party hardware solutions. Its portfolio includes programmable AI processors in various form factors, which can be deployed across sectors such as smart cities, defense, retail, and enterprise markets. The company operates as a single operating and reportable segment. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from Hardware revenue, which includes the sale of its semiconductor products and/or third-party hardware products that support semiconductor products through various supply agreements. Geographically, it generates the maximum revenue from China.