Elastic (ESTC) Competitors

Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) and Elastic (NYSE:ESTC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is VEEV or ESTC more profitable?

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 25.07% compared to Elastic's net margin of 4.39%. Veeva Systems' return on equity of 13.56% beat Elastic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeva Systems	25.07%	13.56%	11.02%
Elastic	4.39%	-13.20%	-4.59%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VEEV or ESTC?

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Elastic shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Elastic shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VEEV or ESTC?

Veeva Systems received 386 more outperform votes than Elastic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.19% of users gave Veeva Systems an outperform vote while only 65.74% of users gave Elastic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veeva Systems	Outperform Votes 741 69.19%	Underperform Votes 330 30.81%
Elastic	Outperform Votes 355 65.74%	Underperform Votes 185 34.26%

Which has better valuation and earnings, VEEV or ESTC?

Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Elastic. Elastic 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	14.21	$525.71M	$4.33	55.52
Elastic	$1.43B	7.47	$61.72M	-$1.30	-78.66

Does the media prefer VEEV or ESTC?

In the previous week, Elastic had 9 more articles in the media than Veeva Systems. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Elastic and 29 mentions for Veeva Systems. Veeva Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Elastic's score of 0.30 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	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Elastic	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend VEEV or ESTC?

Veeva Systems presently has a consensus target price of $256.52, indicating a potential upside of 6.70%. Elastic has a consensus target price of $131.52, indicating a potential upside of 28.62%. Given Elastic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Elastic 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)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Elastic	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has more risk & volatility, VEEV or ESTC?

Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elastic has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Veeva Systems beats Elastic on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.