Better Buy: Veeva Systems Inc vs. Athenahealth, Inc

Today's battle features a convergence of two of the most promising industries of the past decade: healthcare and software as a service (SaaS). Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) offers cloud solutions for Big Pharma to track customer relationships as well as mission-critical test data. Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) is building out a cloud-based record of patient information.

But their recent returns haven't quite been the same. Veeva's stock has tripled since mid-2014, while Athena's remains almost exactly where it was over three years ago. That might make one believe that Athena would be a better stock to buy now -- but is that the case?

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