Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q3 behind us, let’s have a look at Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) and its peers.

The Internet and the exploding amount of data have transformed how businesses interact with, market to, and transact with their customers. Personalization of offerings, e-commerce, targeted advertising and data-empowered sales teams are now table stakes for modern businesses, and sales and marketing software providers are becoming the tools of evolving customer interaction.

The 21 sales and marketing software stocks we track reported a strong Q3. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.3% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.

Thankfully, share prices of the companies have been resilient as they are up 5.2% on average since the latest earnings results.

Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE)

With its technology powering interactions with 6.2 billion monthly active users across the digital landscape, Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) provides a platform that helps brands build and maintain direct relationships with their customers through personalized, cross-channel messaging and engagement.

Braze reported revenues of $190.8 million, up 25.5% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 3.6%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter for the company with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ billings estimates.

Interestingly, the stock is up 2.5% since reporting and currently trades at $31.41.

Is now the time to buy Braze? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free for active Edge members.

Best Q3: Sprinklr (NYSE: CXM)

With a proprietary AI engine processing 450 million data points daily across 30+ digital channels, Sprinklr (NYSE: CXM) provides cloud-based software that helps large enterprises manage customer experiences across social, messaging, chat, and voice channels.

Sprinklr reported revenues of $219.1 million, up 9.2% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 4.5%. The business had an exceptional quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ billings estimates and EPS guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations.

However, the results were likely priced into the stock as it’s traded sideways since reporting. Shares currently sit at $7.54.

Is now the time to buy Sprinklr? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free for active Edge members.

Weakest Q3: Upland Software (NASDAQ: UPLD)

Operating under the mantra "land and expand," Upland Software (NASDAQ: UPLD) provides cloud-based applications that help organizations manage projects, workflows, and digital transformation across various business functions.

Upland Software reported revenues of $50.53 million, down 24.2% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 1.2%. Still, it was a softer quarter as it posted revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations.

Upland Software delivered the slowest revenue growth in the group. As expected, the stock is down 18% since the results and currently trades at $1.58.

Read our full analysis of Upland Software’s results here.

LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP)

Serving as the digital middleman in an increasingly privacy-conscious world, LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP) provides technology that helps companies securely share and connect their customer data with trusted partners while maintaining privacy compliance.

LiveRamp reported revenues of $199.8 million, up 7.7% year on year. This number topped analysts’ expectations by 1%. It was a strong quarter as it also produced an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a narrow beat of analysts’ annual recurring revenue estimates.

The company added 5 enterprise customers paying more than $1 million annually to reach a total of 132. The stock is up 3.8% since reporting and currently trades at $28.46.

Read our full, actionable report on LiveRamp here, it’s free for active Edge members.

Wix (NASDAQ: WIX)

Powering over 263 million registered users worldwide with its AI-driven tools, Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) provides a cloud-based platform that helps individuals and businesses create and manage professional websites without requiring coding skills.

Wix reported revenues of $505.2 million, up 13.6% year on year. This result surpassed analysts’ expectations by 0.6%. Zooming out, it was a slower quarter as it produced a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and revenue guidance for next quarter meeting analysts’ expectations.

The stock is down 20.4% since reporting and currently trades at $101.05.

Read our full, actionable report on Wix here, it’s free for active Edge members.

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