Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) CAO Sells $48,978.49 in Stock

Braze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRZE) CAO Pankaj Malik sold 2,893 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.93, for a total transaction of $48,978.49. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 50,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $857,995.47. The trade was a 5.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Pankaj Malik also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 17th, Pankaj Malik sold 5,540 shares of Braze stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.76, for a total transaction of $198,110.40.

Braze Stock Performance

Shares of BRZE traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $17.16. 3,387,140 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,179,416. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $26.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.60 and a beta of 1.07. Braze, Inc. has a 12 month low of $16.25 and a 12 month high of $43.89.

Braze (NASDAQ:BRZE) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, December 9th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06. The firm had revenue of $190.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $198.25 million. Braze had a negative net margin of 16.85% and a negative return on equity of 17.87%. Braze’s revenue was up 25.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.02 EPS. Braze has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.430 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.130-0.140 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Braze, Inc. will post -0.98 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Braze

Here are the key news stories impacting Braze this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Battery Management disclosed a roughly $25 million purchase of BRZE shares (an increase of 839,864 shares), which materially boosted the fund’s quarter‑end position and provides a clear institutional demand signal. Fund Discloses $25 Million Braze Stock Investment Amid 60% Share Plunge
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest figures show “0 shares” and NaN changes for mid-February with a 0.0 days‑to‑cover — this appears to be a data or reporting anomaly rather than a meaningful change in market positioning. Monitor filings or exchange data for a corrected readout before treating this as directional.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insiders sold stock over Feb 18–19, representing a visible amount of insider supply (roughly 60,676 shares sold for aggregate proceeds ~ $1.03M): CEO William Magnuson (26,413 shares), CTO Jonathan Hyman (7,391), General Counsel Susan Wiseman (9,930 across two trades), Astha Malik (14,049), and CAO Pankaj Malik (2,893). Large or clustered insider sales can be interpreted negatively by the market even when they may be for diversification or tax reasons. Relevant SEC filings: CEO CEO Form 4, CTO CTO Form 4, GC/other insiders GC Form 4, Astha Malik Form 4, CAO CAO Form 4

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BRZE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Braze by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,316,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,086,000 after buying an additional 64,025 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in shares of Braze during the second quarter worth $736,000. Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in Braze during the second quarter valued at $638,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its stake in Braze by 250.6% in the second quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 17,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 12,794 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Braze in the 2nd quarter worth about $4,813,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.47% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on BRZE. Wolfe Research raised Braze to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Braze in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of Braze in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Braze from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Braze in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $44.30.

Braze Company Profile

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.