Kyndryl (KD) Competitors

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) and Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to KD or VEEV?

In the previous week, Veeva Systems had 11 more articles in the media than Kyndryl. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Veeva Systems and 4 mentions for Kyndryl. Kyndryl's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Veeva Systems' score of 1.23 indicating that Kyndryl is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kyndryl	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veeva Systems	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate KD or VEEV?

Kyndryl presently has a consensus price target of $36.75, indicating a potential downside of 5.52%. Veeva Systems has a consensus price target of $255.74, indicating a potential upside of 11.65%. Given Veeva Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Veeva Systems is more favorable than Kyndryl.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyndryl	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Veeva Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Is KD or VEEV more profitable?

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 25.07% compared to Kyndryl's net margin of -0.58%. Veeva Systems' return on equity of 13.56% beat Kyndryl's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyndryl	-0.58%	-4.09%	-0.46%
Veeva Systems	25.07%	13.56%	11.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KD or VEEV?

Veeva Systems received 726 more outperform votes than Kyndryl when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.53% of users gave Veeva Systems an outperform vote while only 52.38% of users gave Kyndryl an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kyndryl	Outperform Votes 11 52.38%	Underperform Votes 10 47.62%
Veeva Systems	Outperform Votes 737 69.53%	Underperform Votes 323 30.47%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KD or VEEV?

71.5% of Kyndryl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kyndryl shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Veeva Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, KD or VEEV?

Kyndryl has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KD or VEEV?

Veeva Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kyndryl. Kyndryl 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
Kyndryl	$16.05B	0.56	-$340M	-$0.39	-99.74
Veeva Systems	$2.36B	15.73	$525.71M	$4.05	56.56

Summary

Veeva Systems beats Kyndryl on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.