Braze (BRZE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BRZE or PAYC?

Braze has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycom Software has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRZE or PAYC?

90.5% of Braze shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Paycom Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Braze shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Paycom Software shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BRZE or PAYC?

Braze presently has a consensus price target of $46.60, indicating a potential upside of 63.62%. Paycom Software has a consensus price target of $226.90, indicating a potential downside of 9.53%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Braze is more favorable than Paycom Software.

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
Paycom Software	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Is BRZE or PAYC more profitable?

Paycom Software has a net margin of 26.66% compared to Braze's net margin of -20.41%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 33.53% beat Braze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braze	-20.41%	-24.88%	-13.53%
Paycom Software	26.66%	33.53%	10.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRZE or PAYC?

Paycom Software received 561 more outperform votes than Braze when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.83% of users gave Braze an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave Paycom Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Braze	Outperform Votes 131 65.83%	Underperform Votes 68 34.17%
Paycom Software	Outperform Votes 692 63.37%	Underperform Votes 400 36.63%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BRZE or PAYC?

Paycom Software has higher revenue and earnings than Braze. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paycom Software, 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	$620.01M	4.81	-$129.17M	-$1.01	-28.20
Paycom Software	$1.91B	7.58	$502M	$7.01	35.78

Does the media refer more to BRZE or PAYC?

In the previous week, Braze had 32 more articles in the media than Paycom Software. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Braze and 16 mentions for Paycom Software. Paycom Software's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Braze's score of 0.17 indicating that Paycom Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braze	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Paycom Software	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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