Head-To-Head Contrast: Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) versus Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Veeva Systems and Aspyra, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeva Systems	2	8	17	0	2.56
Aspyra	0	0	0	0	0.00

Veeva Systems currently has a consensus price target of $307.28, indicating a potential upside of 12.22%. Given Veeva Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Veeva Systems is more favorable than Aspyra.

Institutional & 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, 23.9% of Aspyra 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.

Profitability

This table compares Veeva Systems and Aspyra’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%
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Veeva Systems and Aspyra”s 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	15.12	$714.14 million	$4.87	56.23
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Aspyra.

Volatility and Risk

Veeva Systems has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspyra has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Veeva Systems beats Aspyra on 8 of the 10 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 Aspyra

Aspyra Inc. provides health care products and services for the laboratory and imaging marketplaces. It offers engineered workflow solutions that include software, interfaces, hardware, and professional services to various markets comprising specialty labs, reference labs, clinics, hospitals, imaging centers, and orthopedic practices. The company was formerly known as Creative Computer Applications Inc. and changed its name to Aspyra Inc. in November 2005. Aspyra Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.