Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV – Free Report) by 17.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 312 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 66 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.’s holdings in Veeva Systems were worth $90,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Veeva Systems by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,760,566 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,418,990,000 after buying an additional 315,421 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in Veeva Systems by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,499,651 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,273,884,000 after purchasing an additional 532,269 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Veeva Systems by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,203,867 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,205,372,000 after purchasing an additional 34,169 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in Veeva Systems by 20.9% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,992,372 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $924,754,000 after purchasing an additional 689,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Veeva Systems by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,230,758 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $748,341,000 after purchasing an additional 225,125 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.20% of the company’s stock.
Veeva Systems Price Performance
VEEV stock opened at $293.11 on Friday. Veeva Systems Inc. has a 12 month low of $201.54 and a 12 month high of $310.50. The firm has a market cap of $48.04 billion, a PE ratio of 60.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $284.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $269.66.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
VEEV has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Veeva Systems from $285.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 target price on shares of Veeva Systems in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 target price (up previously from $310.00) on shares of Veeva Systems in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Veeva Systems from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Veeva Systems from $300.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $307.58.
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Insider Activity at Veeva Systems
In related news, insider Eleni Nitsa Zuppas sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.62, for a total transaction of $1,839,720.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 25,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,765,151.50. This represents a 19.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Thomas D. Schwenger sold 3,350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.04, for a total transaction of $1,005,134.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 23,773 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,132,850.92. This trade represents a 12.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 24,665 shares of company stock valued at $7,438,000 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 10.30% of the company’s stock.
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.
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