Braze (BRZE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOCU or BRZE?

DocuSign received 315 more outperform votes than Braze when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.21% of users gave Braze an outperform vote while only 58.45% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 422 58.45%	Underperform Votes 300 41.55%
Braze	Outperform Votes 107 62.21%	Underperform Votes 65 37.79%

Do analysts rate DOCU or BRZE?

DocuSign presently has a consensus price target of $92.45, indicating a potential downside of 4.42%. Braze has a consensus price target of $53.74, indicating a potential upside of 16.87%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Braze is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocuSign	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Braze	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Does the media prefer DOCU or BRZE?

In the previous week, DocuSign had 14 more articles in the media than Braze. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for DocuSign and 8 mentions for Braze. DocuSign's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Braze's score of 0.73 indicating that DocuSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DocuSign	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Braze	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, DOCU or BRZE?

DocuSign has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braze has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DOCU or BRZE?

77.6% of DocuSign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Braze shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of DocuSign shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Braze shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DOCU or BRZE more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to Braze's net margin of -20.41%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat Braze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%
Braze	-20.41%	-24.88%	-13.53%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DOCU or BRZE?

DocuSign has higher revenue and earnings than Braze. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DocuSign, 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
DocuSign	$2.76B	7.08	$73.98M	$4.85	19.94
Braze	$563.97M	8.44	-$129.17M	-$1.14	-40.33

Summary

DocuSign beats Braze on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.