Sprout Social (SPT) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BRZE or SPT?

90.5% of Braze shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Braze shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Sprout Social shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BRZE or SPT?

Braze currently has a consensus target price of $44.90, indicating a potential upside of 66.91%. Sprout Social has a consensus target price of $27.36, indicating a potential upside of 80.14%. Given Sprout Social's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sprout Social is more favorable than Braze.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braze	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
Sprout Social	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, BRZE or SPT?

Braze has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprout Social has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BRZE or SPT?

In the previous week, Braze had 18 more articles in the media than Sprout Social. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Braze and 3 mentions for Sprout Social. Sprout Social's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Braze's score of 0.14 indicating that Sprout Social is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braze	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sprout Social	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRZE or SPT?

Sprout Social has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Braze. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprout Social, 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	$593.41M	4.79	-$103.74M	-$1.01	-26.63
Sprout Social	$430.80M	2.07	-$61.97M	-$0.95	-15.99

Is BRZE or SPT more profitable?

Sprout Social has a net margin of -12.70% compared to Braze's net margin of -16.76%. Braze's return on equity of -18.89% beat Sprout Social's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braze	-16.76%	-18.89%	-10.26%
Sprout Social	-12.70%	-25.95%	-10.67%

Summary

Braze beats Sprout Social on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.