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VEEVVeeva Systems Inc.Hold5.9·$169.50-1.80%
VEEV · Why this verdict

Why Veeva Systems (VEEV) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score5.9/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

6.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E4.3
P/S4.5
EV/EBITDA0.0
Fwd P/E7.3
PEG8.3
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 17.2x
  • PEG: 0.78

Quality

8.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE4.6
ROA4.9
Gross margin10.0
Op margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio8.3
FCF quality9.5
Moat6.9
Rule of 408.8
Piotroski F8.9
  • Strong margins: 28%
  • Excellent cash conversion: 134% FCF/NI
  • Rule of 40: 54 (pass)
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

5.8/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth6.6
EPS growth4.9

Momentum

4.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD10.0
OBV1.0
MA position6.0
Volume0.0
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.3%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment5.0
Analyst rating7.5
Price target9.4
  • Analyst upside: 47%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Negligible insider selling — $231,855 (0.001% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.2/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank3.3
quality rank8.2
growth rank4.2
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

3.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger4.2
support resistance5.8
52w position0.9

Risk (lower is worse)

5.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest6.5
days to cover8.3
volatility0.0
put call7.4
implied vol2.9
max pain risk3.0
beta7.3
debt equity4.2
  • High IV: 62%
  • Above max pain $110
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH, 2 MED (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

6.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg5.1
news activity8.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD
Passed (6)
  • ASYMMETRY:3.1>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:86d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:4.3<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (1)
  • 8K_CSUITE_CHANGE:5.02 (officer departure/appointment)
Reward-to-Risk
3.10
Upside
+31.9%
Downside
10.3%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 54

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: ASYMMETRY:3.1>=1.5. Top dim: Quality at 8.2; weakest: Technical at 3.6. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Quality at 8.2, Sentiment at 7.3, and Catalyst at 6.6; the weakest are Technical at 3.6, Momentum at 4.3, and Risk (lower is worse) at 5.0. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 3.10 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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