Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV – Get Free Report) and MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:MSPR – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.5% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Veeva Systems and MSP Recovery, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Veeva Systems | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2.68 |
| MSP Recovery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Veeva Systems and MSP Recovery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Veeva Systems | 28.37% | 13.72% | 11.31% |
| MSP Recovery | -7,328.48% | -326.80% | -81.27% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Veeva Systems and MSP Recovery”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Veeva Systems | $3.20 billion | 12.12 | $908.91 million | $5.61 | 42.50 |
| MSP Recovery | $9.81 million | 0.00 | -$360.50 million | ($572.83) | -0.00 |
Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than MSP Recovery. MSP Recovery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeva Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.24, suggesting that its share price is 324% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Veeva Systems beats MSP Recovery on 14 of the 15 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 MSP Recovery
MSP Recovery, Inc. engages in the development of healthcare recoveries and data analytics software. It also focuses on the identification and recoveries of improper payments made by Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance spaces using data and analytics. The company was founded by John H. Ruiz, Frank C. Quesada, and Diana Diaz on July 8, 2014 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
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