Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) versus Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) Critical Review

Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) and Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Waystar and Veea, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waystar	0	0	10	1	3.09
Veea	0	0	0	0	0.00

Waystar presently has a consensus target price of $32.90, suggesting a potential downside of 7.30%. Given Waystar’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Waystar is more favorable than Veea.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

25.9% of Veea shares are held by institutional investors. 71.0% of Veea shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Waystar and Veea’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waystar	N/A	N/A	N/A
Veea	N/A	N/A	-20.86%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Waystar and Veea”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waystar	$906.14 million	6.74	-$51.33 million	N/A	N/A
Veea	N/A	N/A	-$30,000.00	N/A	N/A

Veea has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Waystar.

Summary

Waystar beats Veea on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Waystar

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.

About Veea

Veea Inc. provides computing, multiaccess multiprotocol communications, edge storage, and cybersecurity solutions. The company offers multiaccess edge computing (MEC) platform that redefines connectivity and computing at the edge by integrating functions of servers, network attached storage (NAS), routers, firewalls, Wi-Fi Access Points, IoT gateways, and 4G and 5G connections; and Veea Edge Platform enables direct connections from the optical fiber, cellular, and satellite networks. It also provides VeeaHub STAX, an edge computing product integrated with wireless access, including Wi-Fi 6; VeeaHub that offers connectivity options for pro indoor smart edge applications; and VeeaHub Outdoor that integrates with wireless connectivity for smart edge applications in outdoor and industrial environments. The company also offers TROLLEE, a smart shopping cart platform; the VeeaHub toolkit; and Veea AdEdge, an advertising platform. Veea Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.