AppFolio (APPF) Competitors

Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) and AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, VEEV or APPF?

Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppFolio has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VEEV or APPF more profitable?

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 25.07% compared to AppFolio's net margin of 17.26%. AppFolio's return on equity of 30.64% beat Veeva Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeva Systems	25.07%	13.56%	11.02%
AppFolio	17.26%	30.64%	23.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VEEV or APPF?

Veeva Systems received 444 more outperform votes than AppFolio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.40% of users gave Veeva Systems an outperform vote while only 56.45% of users gave AppFolio an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeva Systems	Outperform Votes 737 69.40%	Underperform Votes 325 30.60%
AppFolio	Outperform Votes 293 56.45%	Underperform Votes 226 43.55%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VEEV or APPF?

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of AppFolio shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Veeva Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of AppFolio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate VEEV or APPF?

Veeva Systems presently has a consensus price target of $253.96, suggesting a potential upside of 8.88%. AppFolio has a consensus price target of $276.29, suggesting a potential upside of 18.12%. Given AppFolio's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppFolio is more favorable than Veeva Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeva Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
AppFolio	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VEEV or APPF?

Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than AppFolio. Veeva Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppFolio, 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	$2.66B	14.26	$525.71M	$4.05	57.59
AppFolio	$620.45M	13.70	$2.70M	$3.59	65.16

Does the media favor VEEV or APPF?

In the previous week, AppFolio had 15 more articles in the media than Veeva Systems. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for AppFolio and 20 mentions for Veeva Systems. Veeva Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat AppFolio's score of 0.34 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AppFolio	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Veeva Systems beats AppFolio on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.