Unity Software (U) Competitors

Unity Software (NYSE:U) and Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Is U or VEEV more profitable?

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 25.07% compared to Unity Software's net margin of -36.63%. Veeva Systems' return on equity of 13.56% beat Unity Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unity Software	-36.63%	-13.40%	-6.36%
Veeva Systems	25.07%	13.56%	11.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor U or VEEV?

Veeva Systems received 638 more outperform votes than Unity Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.25% of users gave Veeva Systems an outperform vote while only 47.73% of users gave Unity Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unity Software	Outperform Votes 105 47.73%	Underperform Votes 115 52.27%
Veeva Systems	Outperform Votes 743 69.25%	Underperform Votes 330 30.75%

Which has more risk and volatility, U or VEEV?

Unity Software has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeva Systems has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, U or VEEV?

Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Software. Unity Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeva Systems, 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
Unity Software	$1.81B	4.82	-$822.01M	-$1.68	-12.53
Veeva Systems	$2.75B	13.85	$525.71M	$4.33	54.00

Does the media refer more to U or VEEV?

In the previous week, Veeva Systems had 20 more articles in the media than Unity Software. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Veeva Systems and 6 mentions for Unity Software. Veeva Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Unity Software's score of 1.05 indicating that Veeva Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unity Software	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veeva Systems	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of U or VEEV?

73.5% of Unity Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Unity Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer U or VEEV?

Unity Software presently has a consensus target price of $24.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.37%. Veeva Systems has a consensus target price of $254.92, suggesting a potential upside of 9.03%. Given Unity Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Unity Software is more favorable than Veeva Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unity Software	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Veeva Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Summary

Veeva Systems beats Unity Software on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.