Contrasting International Card Establishment (OTCMKTS:ICRD) and Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV)

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Veeva Systems and International Card Establishment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veeva Systems	$2.75 billion	13.84	$525.71 million	$4.33	54.06
International Card Establishment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Veeva Systems has higher revenue and earnings than International Card Establishment.

Profitability

This table compares Veeva Systems and International Card Establishment’s 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%
International Card Establishment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Veeva Systems and International Card Establishment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeva Systems	2	8	15	0	2.52
International Card Establishment	0	0	0	0	0.00

Veeva Systems presently has a consensus price target of $256.52, indicating a potential upside of 9.58%. Given Veeva Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Veeva Systems is more favorable than International Card Establishment.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.2% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Veeva Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Veeva Systems beats International Card Establishment on 9 of the 9 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 International Card Establishment

International Card Establishment, Inc. provides merchant services in the United States. It offers payment processing services for brick and mortar merchants; proprietary gift and loyalty program; gift cards with customized artwork; various merchant terminals and accessories; leasing program; customer support; and agent program. The company is headquartered in Camarillo, California.