Veeva initiated with an Overweight at Stephens

Stephens analyst Jeff Garro initiated coverage of Veeva (VEEV) with an Overweight rating and $280 price target The company’s sales growth stabilizing in the mid-teens, a return to 40%-plus EBITDA margins, and positive early feedback on the Vault transition have the shares delivering a strong share price performance over the last six months, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says that relative to its own historical valuation multiple, Veeva is trading well below its 10-year average. It believes the company’s next leg of growth through the new markets plan has potential to push the multiple back toward its 10-year average.