DA Davidson Predicts Braze’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:BRZE)

Braze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRZE) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Braze in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.23) for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Braze’s current full-year earnings is ($1.02) per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price (down previously from $70.00) on shares of Braze in a report on Tuesday. Macquarie boosted their target price on shares of Braze from $30.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $68.00 price target on shares of Braze in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Braze in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Braze from $65.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $53.74.

Braze Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BRZE opened at $42.01 on Wednesday. Braze has a 1 year low of $29.18 and a 1 year high of $61.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.32 billion, a P/E ratio of -36.85 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50-day moving average is $34.90 and its 200 day moving average is $37.32.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Fernando Machado sold 1,377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.65, for a total value of $42,205.05. Following the transaction, the director now owns 8,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $273,919.05. This trade represents a 13.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Roger H. Lee sold 56,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.27, for a total transaction of $1,720,244.10. Following the sale, the insider now owns 56,830 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,720,244.10. This trade represents a 50.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 113,979 shares of company stock valued at $3,688,914 over the last three months. Insiders own 24.03% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC bought a new position in Braze in the 3rd quarter worth $20,794,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its stake in shares of Braze by 69.5% in the third quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,494,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,319,000 after buying an additional 612,400 shares during the period. Granite Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Braze in the second quarter worth about $12,925,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Braze by 21.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,575,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,958,000 after buying an additional 279,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Braze during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $10,166,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.47% of the company’s stock.

Braze Company Profile

Braze, Inc operates a customer engagement platform that provides interactions between consumers and brands worldwide. The company offers Braze software development kits that automatically manage data ingestion and deliver mobile and web notifications, in-application/in-browser interstitial messages, and content cards; REST API that can be used to import or export data or to trigger workflows between Braze and brands' existing technology stacks; Partner Data Integrations, which allow brands to sync user cohorts from partners; Data Transformation, in which brands can programmatically sync and transform user data; and Braze Cloud Data Ingestion that enables brands to harness their customer data.