Veeva Systems (VEEV) Competitors

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

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

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Vision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate EYE or VEEV?

National Vision presently has a consensus target price of $18.67, suggesting a potential downside of 21.88%. Veeva Systems has a consensus target price of $269.80, suggesting a potential downside of 2.68%. Given Veeva Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Veeva Systems is more favorable than National Vision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Veeva Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Which has more risk & volatility, EYE or VEEV?

National Vision has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EYE or VEEV?

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
National Vision	$1.82B	1.04	-$28.50M	-$0.33	-72.41
Veeva Systems	$2.86B	15.87	$714.14M	$4.72	58.73

Does the media prefer EYE or VEEV?

In the previous week, Veeva Systems had 20 more articles in the media than National Vision. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Veeva Systems and 5 mentions for National Vision. Veeva Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat National Vision's score of 1.01 indicating that Veeva Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Vision	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veeva Systems	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EYE or VEEV more profitable?

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 27.34% compared to National Vision's net margin of -1.40%. Veeva Systems' return on equity of 13.96% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-1.40%	3.44%	1.40%
Veeva Systems	27.34%	13.96%	11.38%

Summary

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