Head to Head Contrast: Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) & Privia Health Group (NASDAQ:PRVA)

Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) and Privia Health Group (NASDAQ:PRVA) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Veeva Systems and Privia Health Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeva Systems	27.29%	13.72%	11.23%
Privia Health Group	0.78%	2.13%	1.25%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Veeva Systems and Privia Health Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veeva Systems	$2.97 billion	16.08	$714.14 million	$4.87	59.80
Privia Health Group	$1.74 billion	1.72	$14.39 million	$0.11	220.91

Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Privia Health Group. Veeva Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Privia Health Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Veeva Systems and Privia Health Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeva Systems	2	7	17	0	2.58
Privia Health Group	1	2	11	0	2.71

Veeva Systems presently has a consensus target price of $307.58, suggesting a potential upside of 5.63%. Privia Health Group has a consensus target price of $28.91, suggesting a potential upside of 18.97%. Given Privia Health Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Privia Health Group is more favorable than Veeva Systems.

Risk & Volatility

Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Privia Health Group has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Privia Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Veeva Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Privia Health Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Veeva Systems beats Privia Health Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Veeva Systems

Veeva Systems Inc. provides cloud-based software for the life sciences industry. It offers Veeva Commercial Cloud, a suite of software and analytics solutions, such as Veeva customer relationship management (CRM) that enable customer-facing employees at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; Veeva Vault PromoMats, an end-to-end content and digital asset management solution; Veeva Vault Medical that provides source of medical content across multiple channels and geographies; Veeva Crossix, an analytics platform for pharmaceutical brands; Veeva OpenData, a customer reference data solution; Veeva Link, a data application that allows link to generate real-time intelligence; and Veeva Compass includes de-identified and longitudinal patient data for the United States. The company also provides Veeva Development Cloud, a suite of applications for the clinical, regulatory, quality, and safety functions, including Veeva Vault Clinical, Veeva Vault RIM, Veeva Vault Safety, and Veeva Vault Quality; Veeva QualityOne, a quality and document management, and training solution; Veeva RegulatoryOne, a solution that helps companies to manage regulatory submission content; and Veeva Claims addresses the end-to-end product and marketing claims management process. In addition, it offers professional and support services, including implementation and deployment planning and project management; requirements analysis, solution design, and configuration; systems environment management and deployment services; services focused on advancing or transforming business and operating processes related to Veeva solutions; data migration and systems integrations technical consulting services; training on its solutions; and ongoing managed services, such as outsourced systems administration. The company was formerly known as Verticals onDemand, Inc. and changed its name to Veeva Systems Inc. in April 2009. Veeva Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.

About Privia Health Group

Privia Health Group, Inc. operates as a national physician-enablement company in the United States. The company collaborates with medical groups, health plans, and health systems to optimize physician practices, enhance patient experiences, and reward doctors for delivering care in-person and virtual settings. It offers technology and population health tools to enhance independent providers' workflows; management services organization that enable providers to focus on their patients by reducing administrative work; single-TIN medical group that facilitates payer negotiation, clinical integration and alignment of financial incentives; accountable care organization, which engage patients, reduce inappropriate utilization, and enhance coordination and patient quality metrics to drive value-based care; and network for purchasers and payers that enable providers to connect with new patient populations and create custom contracts. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.