Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Braze FY2026 Earnings

Braze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRZE) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Braze in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst N. Altmann forecasts that the company will earn ($0.87) per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Braze’s current full-year earnings is ($1.01) per share.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on BRZE. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Braze from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Braze from $40.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $51.00 target price on shares of Braze in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Braze from $47.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Braze in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.74.

Braze Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BRZE opened at $44.15 on Thursday. Braze has a 1 year low of $29.18 and a 1 year high of $61.53. The company has a market cap of $4.57 billion, a P/E ratio of -38.73 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $39.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.21.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Roger H. Lee sold 56,830 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.27, for a total transaction of $1,720,244.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 56,830 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,720,244.10. This trade represents a 50.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Pankaj Malik sold 3,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.77, for a total value of $169,349.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 54,784 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,507,463.68. This represents a 6.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 229,913 shares of company stock worth $8,981,017 over the last three months. 24.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Braze

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BRZE. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Braze in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of Braze by 41.5% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank increased its holdings in shares of Braze by 18.9% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 2,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Braze in the second quarter worth about $215,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Braze in the second quarter worth about $229,000. 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.