What is DA Davidson's Forecast for Braze Q1 Earnings?

Braze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRZE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Braze in a research note issued to investors on Friday, March 28th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.25) per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Braze's current full-year earnings is ($0.98) per share.

Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.07. Braze had a negative return on equity of 24.88% and a negative net margin of 20.41%. The company had revenue of $160.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.72 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.04) EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 22.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Stephens began coverage on shares of Braze in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $43.00 target price for the company. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $50.00 price objective on shares of Braze in a report on Friday, March 28th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Braze from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on Braze from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Braze from $40.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $53.00.

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Braze Stock Down 9.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:BRZE traded down $3.56 on Monday, hitting $32.74. 1,462,571 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,209,975. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.00. The company has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a PE ratio of -28.72 and a beta of 1.17. Braze has a 52 week low of $29.18 and a 52 week high of $48.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, General Counsel Susan Wiseman sold 3,486 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.02, for a total value of $139,509.72. Following the transaction, the general counsel now owns 182,109 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,288,002.18. This trade represents a 1.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Pankaj Malik sold 3,700 shares of Braze stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.77, for a total value of $169,349.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 54,784 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,507,463.68. The trade was a 6.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 90,970 shares of company stock valued at $3,904,111. 24.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Braze

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Braze by 168.0% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 646 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its holdings in Braze by 9,188.9% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 836 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 827 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Braze by 8,436.4% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 939 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 928 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Braze in the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Braze in the first quarter worth about $54,000. 90.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Braze Company Profile

Braze, Inc operates a customer engagement platform that provides interactions between consumers and brands worldwide. The company offers Braze software development kits that automatically manage data ingestion and deliver mobile and web notifications, in-application/in-browser interstitial messages, and content cards; REST API that can be used to import or export data or to trigger workflows between Braze and brands' existing technology stacks; Partner Data Integrations, which allow brands to sync user cohorts from partners; Data Transformation, in which brands can programmatically sync and transform user data; and Braze Cloud Data Ingestion that enables brands to harness their customer data.