Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) Given “Overweight” Rating at Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed their overweight rating on shares of Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) in a research report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $38.00 price target on the stock.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on BRZE. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective on shares of Braze in a research note on Wednesday. BTIG Research cut their target price on Braze from $45.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $40.00 price target on Braze in a report on Monday, February 9th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Braze in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Braze from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Twenty-two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Braze presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $36.67.

Braze Stock Up 19.9%

BRZE stock opened at $21.60 on Wednesday. Braze has a twelve month low of $15.26 and a twelve month high of $43.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.70 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.53.

Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.14 by ($0.04). Braze had a negative return on equity of 19.30% and a negative net margin of 17.78%.The firm had revenue of $205.17 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $198.23 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.12 EPS. Braze’s revenue was up 27.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Braze will post -0.98 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Braze

In other news, CAO Pankaj Malik sold 2,893 shares of Braze stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.93, for a total transaction of $48,978.49. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 50,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $857,995.47. The trade was a 5.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, General Counsel Susan Wiseman sold 5,763 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.93, for a total value of $97,567.59. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 214,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,623,544.83. The trade was a 2.62% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 60,676 shares of company stock valued at $1,027,661. 18.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Braze

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Braze by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 16,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,000 after buying an additional 3,134 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Braze by 3,650.0% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 803 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Braze by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 97,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,343,000 after acquiring an additional 8,495 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Braze by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 22,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $784,000 after acquiring an additional 1,582 shares during the period. Finally, Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management inc. bought a new position in Braze during the 4th quarter worth about $331,000. 90.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Braze

Here are the key news stories impacting Braze this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat, strong outlook and buyback — Q4 revenue of $205.2M topped estimates, management highlighted accelerating organic growth and product/AI momentum, and the company announced a $100M share buyback program. These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Braze Following Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: AI product expansion & enterprise demand — Analyst writeups and the company call emphasize AI‑enabled features driving greater enterprise adoption, a key growth signal for recurring revenue. BRZE Q4 Deep Dive: AI-Fueled Product Expansion and Strong Enterprise Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street confirmations and some raises — Multiple firms reaffirmed buy/overweight stances (Cantor, Needham, Canaccord) and a few shops raised targets modestly (JPMorgan, Barclays), keeping institutional sentiment broadly constructive. 5 Wall Street Pros Weigh in on Cloud Provider Braze After Q4 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Elevated bullish options activity — Unusual volume in call options suggests short‑term speculative or hedged bullish positioning by traders. (Intraday options note)
• Neutral Sentiment: Company materials and call transcript are available — Investors can review the slide deck and full earnings/transcript for detail on churn, ARR/bookings, and AI roadmap. Q4 Slide Deck / Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary including buy-side bullish pieces — Several analysts and independent pieces argue the market has over-discounted AI risk and position BRZE as a value play after the pullback. Overblown AI Fears Make This A Value Stock Worth Buying
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss and profitability pressure — Reported EPS $0.10 missed consensus (~$0.14); Braze remains unprofitable on a GAAP basis with negative margins and ROE, which keeps valuation sensitive to execution. Q4 Earnings / Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Broad downward price-target revisions — Several major banks cut targets (examples: UBS to $28, Citigroup to $46, Goldman to $40, Oppenheimer to $30, Stifel/Piper lowered targets) reflecting multiple compression and more conservative near‑term valuation assumptions. These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Braze Following Q4 Results

About Braze

Braze, Inc is a publicly traded software company (NASDAQ: BRZE) that offers a customer engagement platform designed to help brands build personalized relationships with their users. Founded in 2011 as Appboy by Bill Magnuson, Jon Hyman and Mark Ghermezian, the company adopted the Braze name in 2017 to underscore its focus on fostering strong connections between businesses and consumers. Its cloud-based platform consolidates messaging channels including push notifications, in-app messages, email and SMS, enabling companies to deliver timely, context-driven communications at scale.

The core functionality of Braze’s platform centers on data-driven segmentation, customer journey orchestration and real-time analytics.