Sprout Social (SPT) Competitors

Sprout Social (NASDAQ:SPT) and Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SPT or BRZE?

Sprout Social has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Braze. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprout Social, 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
Sprout Social	$405.91M	2.77	-$61.97M	-$1.04	-18.60
Braze	$620.01M	4.61	-$103.74M	-$1.01	-26.78

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPT or BRZE?

90.5% of Braze shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Sprout Social shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Braze shares are owned 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 SPT or BRZE more profitable?

Sprout Social has a net margin of -14.25% compared to Braze's net margin of -16.76%. Braze's return on equity of -18.89% beat Sprout Social's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sprout Social	-14.25%	-31.03%	-12.37%
Braze	-16.76%	-18.89%	-10.26%

Do analysts rate SPT or BRZE?

Sprout Social presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.12%. Braze has a consensus price target of $45.79, indicating a potential upside of 69.28%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Braze is more favorable than Sprout Social.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sprout Social	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Braze	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Which has more volatility and risk, SPT or BRZE?

Sprout Social has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braze has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SPT or BRZE?

In the previous week, Sprout Social had 10 more articles in the media than Braze. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sprout Social and 4 mentions for Braze. Braze's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Sprout Social's score of 0.49 indicating that Braze is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sprout Social	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Braze	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Braze beats Sprout Social on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.