Head to Head Contrast: Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) and Information Analysis (OTCMKTS:IAIC)

Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) and Information Analysis (OTCMKTS:IAIC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Veeva Systems and Information Analysis, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeva Systems	2	8	15	0	2.52
Information Analysis	0	0	0	0	0.00

Veeva Systems presently has a consensus target price of $254.92, indicating a potential upside of 5.86%. Given Veeva Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Veeva Systems is more favorable than Information Analysis.

Profitability

This table compares Veeva Systems and Information Analysis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeva Systems	25.07%	13.56%	11.02%
Information Analysis	3.72%	18.48%	9.33%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Veeva Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Information Analysis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Veeva Systems and Information Analysis”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veeva Systems	$2.75 billion	14.26	$525.71 million	$4.33	55.61
Information Analysis	$13.90 million	0.00	$410,000.00	$0.04	N/A

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

Volatility & Risk

Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Information Analysis has a beta of 3.25, meaning that its stock price is 225% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Veeva Systems beats Information Analysis on 9 of the 13 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 Information Analysis

Information Analysis, Inc. provides information technology services. The firm engages in the business of modernizing client information systems, developing and maintaining information technology systems, and performing consulting services to government and commercial organizations. It specializes in legacy systems modernization, ebusiness solutions, enterprise portals, system migration and re-hosting services, and enterprise application integration. The company was founded by Sandor Rosenberg in 1979 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.