Freshworks (FRSH) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BRZE or FRSH?

90.5% of Braze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.6% of Freshworks shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Braze shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Freshworks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BRZE or FRSH?

Braze presently has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.37%. Freshworks has a consensus price target of $20.07, suggesting a potential upside of 40.75%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Braze is more favorable than Freshworks.

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
Freshworks	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, BRZE or FRSH?

Braze has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freshworks has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BRZE or FRSH?

Freshworks has higher revenue and earnings than Braze. Freshworks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braze, 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	5.11	-$103.74M	-$1.01	-28.45
Freshworks	$720.42M	5.84	-$95.37M	-$0.24	-59.42

Is BRZE or FRSH more profitable?

Freshworks has a net margin of -9.76% compared to Braze's net margin of -16.76%. Freshworks' return on equity of -4.41% beat Braze's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braze	-16.76%	-18.89%	-10.26%
Freshworks	-9.76%	-4.41%	-3.13%

Does the media favor BRZE or FRSH?

In the previous week, Freshworks had 1 more articles in the media than Braze. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Freshworks and 10 mentions for Braze. Braze's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Freshworks' score of 1.03 indicating that Braze is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braze	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Freshworks	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Braze and Freshworks tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.