Veeva Systems (VEEV) Competitors

Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) and National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VEEV or EYE?

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Veeva Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of National Vision shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VEEV or EYE more profitable?

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 27.29% compared to National Vision's net margin of -0.75%. Veeva Systems' return on equity of 13.72% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeva Systems	27.29%	13.72%	11.23%
National Vision	-0.75%	3.56%	1.49%

Which has more risk and volatility, VEEV or EYE?

Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Vision has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VEEV or EYE?

Veeva Systems presently has a consensus price target of $307.58, indicating a potential upside of 7.02%. National Vision has a consensus price target of $24.73, indicating a potential downside of 8.92%. Given Veeva Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Veeva Systems is more favorable than National Vision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeva Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
National Vision	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VEEV or EYE?

Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than National Vision. National Vision 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
Veeva Systems	$2.75B	17.15	$714.14M	$4.87	59.02
National Vision	$1.89B	1.14	-$28.50M	-$0.18	-150.83

Does the media refer more to VEEV or EYE?

In the previous week, Veeva Systems had 28 more articles in the media than National Vision. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Veeva Systems and 7 mentions for National Vision. Veeva Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat National Vision's score of 0.91 indicating that Veeva Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeva Systems	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Vision	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Veeva Systems beats National Vision on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.