Couchbase (BASE) Competitors

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) and Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Is BASE or BRZE more profitable?

Braze has a net margin of -20.41% compared to Couchbase's net margin of -39.31%. Braze's return on equity of -24.88% beat Couchbase's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Couchbase	-39.31%	-57.22%	-30.94%
Braze	-20.41%	-24.88%	-13.53%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BASE or BRZE?

96.1% of Couchbase shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Braze shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of Couchbase shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Braze shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BASE or BRZE?

Braze received 38 more outperform votes than Couchbase when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.36% of users gave Braze an outperform vote while only 55.33% of users gave Couchbase an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Couchbase	Outperform Votes 83 55.33%	Underperform Votes 67 44.67%
Braze	Outperform Votes 121 64.36%	Underperform Votes 67 35.64%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BASE or BRZE?

Couchbase has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Braze. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Couchbase, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Couchbase	$209.47M	4.17	-$80.18M	-$1.46	-11.28
Braze	$593.41M	5.22	-$129.17M	-$1.02	-29.05

Does the media favor BASE or BRZE?

In the previous week, Braze had 7 more articles in the media than Couchbase. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Braze and 8 mentions for Couchbase. Braze's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Couchbase's score of 0.37 indicating that Braze is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Couchbase	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Braze	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BASE or BRZE?

Couchbase presently has a consensus price target of $21.41, indicating a potential upside of 30.02%. Braze has a consensus price target of $51.25, indicating a potential upside of 72.95%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Braze is more favorable than Couchbase.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Couchbase	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Braze	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, BASE or BRZE?

Couchbase has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braze has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Braze beats Couchbase on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.