Veeva Systems (VEEV) Competitors

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) and Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is CRWD or VEEV more profitable?

Veeva Systems has a net margin of 25.07% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of 3.39%. Veeva Systems' return on equity of 13.56% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrowdStrike	3.39%	7.11%	2.72%
Veeva Systems	25.07%	13.56%	11.02%

Do analysts rate CRWD or VEEV?

CrowdStrike presently has a consensus target price of $383.08, indicating a potential downside of 5.79%. Veeva Systems has a consensus target price of $253.96, indicating a potential upside of 12.32%. Given Veeva Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Veeva Systems is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Veeva Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has better valuation & earnings, CRWD or VEEV?

Veeva Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CrowdStrike. Veeva Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrowdStrike, 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
CrowdStrike	$3.06B	32.78	$89.33M	$0.51	797.30
Veeva Systems	$2.36B	15.53	$525.71M	$4.05	55.83

Does the media refer more to CRWD or VEEV?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 70 more articles in the media than Veeva Systems. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for CrowdStrike and 24 mentions for Veeva Systems. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Veeva Systems' score of 1.18 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrowdStrike	66 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veeva Systems	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Veeva Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRWD or VEEV?

Veeva Systems received 181 more outperform votes than CrowdStrike when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.24% of users gave CrowdStrike an outperform vote while only 69.36% of users gave Veeva Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CrowdStrike	Outperform Votes 557 70.24%	Underperform Votes 236 29.76%
Veeva Systems	Outperform Votes 738 69.36%	Underperform Votes 326 30.64%

Which has more risk & volatility, CRWD or VEEV?

CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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