What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Braze FY2026 Earnings?

Braze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRZE) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for Braze in a report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank analyst N. Altmann forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.87) for the year. The consensus estimate for Braze’s current full-year earnings is ($1.01) per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on BRZE. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $51.00 target price on shares of Braze in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $68.00 price objective on shares of Braze in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Braze from $37.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Braze from $56.00 to $51.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Braze from $65.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nineteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Braze currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $53.74.

Braze Stock Performance

Shares of BRZE stock opened at $42.63 on Thursday. Braze has a 1 year low of $29.18 and a 1 year high of $61.53. The business’s fifty day moving average is $40.04 and its 200-day moving average is $38.25. The stock has a market cap of $4.41 billion, a PE ratio of -37.39 and a beta of 1.11.

Insider Buying and Selling at Braze

In related news, CAO Pankaj Malik sold 3,432 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.45, for a total value of $118,232.40. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 67,095 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,311,422.75. This trade represents a 4.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Myles Kleeger sold 9,225 shares of Braze stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.45, for a total transaction of $317,801.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 190,738 shares in the company, valued at $6,570,924.10. This trade represents a 4.61 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 173,083 shares of company stock worth $7,260,773. 24.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Braze

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Braze during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Braze by 41.5% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 615 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank increased its position in Braze by 18.9% during the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 2,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 358 shares during the period. Evoke Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Braze during the 2nd quarter valued at $215,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in Braze during the 2nd quarter valued at $229,000. 90.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Braze

Braze, Inc operates a customer engagement platform that provides interactions between consumers and brands worldwide. The company offers Braze software development kits that automatically manage data ingestion and deliver mobile and web notifications, in-application/in-browser interstitial messages, and content cards; REST API that can be used to import or export data or to trigger workflows between Braze and brands' existing technology stacks; Partner Data Integrations, which allow brands to sync user cohorts from partners; Data Transformation, in which brands can programmatically sync and transform user data; and Braze Cloud Data Ingestion that enables brands to harness their customer data.