Yalla Group (YALA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, YALA or BRZE?

Yalla Group has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braze has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, YALA or BRZE?

Yalla Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Braze. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yalla Group, 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
Yalla Group	$339.68M	3.06	$117.34M	$0.74	8.87
Braze	$593.41M	5.15	-$129.17M	-$1.02	-28.64

Does the media prefer YALA or BRZE?

In the previous week, Braze had 11 more articles in the media than Yalla Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Braze and 3 mentions for Yalla Group. Braze's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Yalla Group's score of 0.74 indicating that Braze is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yalla Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Braze	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer YALA or BRZE?

Braze has a consensus price target of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 79.73%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Braze is more favorable than Yalla Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yalla Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Braze	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is YALA or BRZE more profitable?

Yalla Group has a net margin of 40.72% compared to Braze's net margin of -20.41%. Yalla Group's return on equity of 21.80% beat Braze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yalla Group	40.72%	21.80%	19.28%
Braze	-20.41%	-24.88%	-13.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor YALA or BRZE?

Braze received 114 more outperform votes than Yalla Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.98% of users gave Braze an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Yalla Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Yalla Group	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
Braze	Outperform Votes 119 63.98%	Underperform Votes 67 36.02%

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

4.7% of Yalla Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Braze shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.2% of Yalla Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Braze shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Braze beats Yalla Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.