Asana (ASAN) Competitors

Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) and Asana (NYSE:ASAN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BRZE or ASAN?

Braze has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Asana. Braze is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Asana, 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	4.75	-$103.74M	-$1.01	-27.62
Asana	$723.88M	4.70	-$255.54M	-$1.00	-14.45

Which has more risk and volatility, BRZE or ASAN?

Braze has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asana has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BRZE or ASAN?

In the previous week, Asana had 6 more articles in the media than Braze. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Asana and 2 mentions for Braze. Asana's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Braze's score of 0.44 indicating that Asana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braze	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Asana	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BRZE or ASAN?

Braze presently has a consensus target price of $45.79, indicating a potential upside of 64.12%. Asana has a consensus target price of $15.97, indicating a potential upside of 10.53%. Given Braze's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Braze is more favorable than Asana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braze	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
Asana	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is BRZE or ASAN more profitable?

Braze has a net margin of -16.76% compared to Asana's net margin of -31.38%. Braze's return on equity of -18.89% beat Asana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braze	-16.76%	-18.89%	-10.26%
Asana	-31.38%	-87.78%	-24.34%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BRZE or ASAN?

90.5% of Braze shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Asana shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Braze shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.3% of Asana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Braze beats Asana on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.