Braze (BRZE) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BRZE or DDOG?

90.5% of Braze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Datadog shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Braze shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Datadog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BRZE or DDOG more profitable?

Datadog has a net margin of 4.13% compared to Braze's net margin of -16.76%. Datadog's return on equity of 5.04% beat Braze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braze	-16.76%	-18.89%	-10.26%
Datadog	4.13%	5.04%	2.59%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BRZE or DDOG?

Datadog has higher revenue and earnings than Braze. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, 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	4.88	-$103.74M	-$1.01	-27.13
Datadog	$2.68B	18.31	$183.75M	$0.35	402.74

Which has more risk and volatility, BRZE or DDOG?

Braze has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Datadog has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BRZE or DDOG?

In the previous week, Datadog had 22 more articles in the media than Braze. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Datadog and 13 mentions for Braze. Datadog's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Braze's score of 0.21 indicating that Datadog is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braze	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Datadog	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BRZE or DDOG?

Braze currently has a consensus target price of $44.90, indicating a potential upside of 63.87%. Datadog has a consensus target price of $153.10, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Braze is more favorable than Datadog.

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
Datadog	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

Datadog beats Braze on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.