Braze (BRZE) Competitors

Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) and Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BRZE or LSPD?

90.5% of Braze shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Lightspeed Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.0% of Braze shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BRZE or LSPD more profitable?

Lightspeed Commerce has a net margin of -13.56% compared to Braze's net margin of -22.01%. Lightspeed Commerce's return on equity of -0.10% beat Braze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braze	-22.01%	-25.89%	-14.25%
Lightspeed Commerce	-13.56%	-0.10%	-0.10%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BRZE or LSPD?

Braze has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lightspeed Commerce. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lightspeed Commerce, 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
Braze	$535.87M	6.91	-$129.17M	-$1.18	-30.53
Lightspeed Commerce	$1.01B	2.63	-$163.96M	-$0.89	-19.77

Which has more volatility and risk, BRZE or LSPD?

Braze has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightspeed Commerce has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BRZE or LSPD?

Braze presently has a consensus target price of $54.47, suggesting a potential upside of 51.23%. Lightspeed Commerce has a consensus target price of $19.88, suggesting a potential upside of 12.96%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Braze is more favorable than Lightspeed Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braze	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
Lightspeed Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer BRZE or LSPD?

In the previous week, Braze had 6 more articles in the media than Lightspeed Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Braze and 6 mentions for Lightspeed Commerce. Lightspeed Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Braze's score of -0.70 indicating that Lightspeed Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braze	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Lightspeed Commerce	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRZE or LSPD?

Braze received 1 more outperform votes than Lightspeed Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.49% of users gave Braze an outperform vote while only 53.89% of users gave Lightspeed Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Braze	Outperform Votes 98 60.49%	Underperform Votes 64 39.51%
Lightspeed Commerce	Outperform Votes 97 53.89%	Underperform Votes 83 46.11%

Summary

Braze beats Lightspeed Commerce on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.