Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA – Get Free Report) and Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Veea and Upland Software, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Veea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Upland Software | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Upland Software has a consensus target price of $31.67, indicating a potential upside of 552.92%. Given Upland Software’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Upland Software is more favorable than Veea.
Volatility & Risk
Profitability
This table compares Veea and Upland Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Veea | N/A | N/A | -46.79% |
| Upland Software | -7.08% | -51.46% | 5.88% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
25.9% of Veea shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.8% of Veea shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Veea and Upland Software”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Veea | $220,000.00 | 53.62 | -$6.66 million | ($0.37) | -0.63 |
| Upland Software | $216.88 million | 0.07 | -$38.90 million | ($7.00) | -0.69 |
Veea has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upland Software. Upland Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veea, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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.
About Upland Software
Upland Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based software applications under the Upland brand name in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. It offers software applications that enable organizations to plan, manage and execute projects, and work in the areas of marketing, sales, contact center, knowledge management, project management, information technology, business operations, human resources, and legal. The company also provides professional services, such as implementation, data extraction, integration and configuration, and training services, as well as customer support services. It serves corporations, government agencies, and small and medium-sized businesses in the financial, consulting, technology, manufacturing, media, telecommunication, insurance, non-profit healthcare, life sciences, retail, and hospitality sectors. The company was formerly known as Silverback Enterprise Group, Inc. and changed its name to Upland Software, Inc. in November 2013. Upland Software, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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