Commvault Systems (CVLT) Competitors

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) and Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, QLYS or CVLT?

Qualys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Commvault Systems. Qualys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Commvault Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Qualys	$607.57M	7.52	$173.68M	$4.65	27.03
Commvault Systems	$943.87M	7.79	$168.91M	$3.81	43.87

Do analysts prefer QLYS or CVLT?

Qualys presently has a consensus target price of $140.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.79%. Commvault Systems has a consensus target price of $175.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.86%. Given Qualys' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Qualys is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Qualys	3 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media favor QLYS or CVLT?

In the previous week, Commvault Systems had 24 more articles in the media than Qualys. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Commvault Systems and 21 mentions for Qualys. Qualys' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Commvault Systems' score of 0.91 indicating that Qualys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Qualys	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Commvault Systems	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, QLYS or CVLT?

Qualys has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QLYS or CVLT?

Commvault Systems received 54 more outperform votes than Qualys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.62% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote while only 57.82% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Qualys	Outperform Votes 525 57.82%	Underperform Votes 383 42.18%
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 579 64.62%	Underperform Votes 317 35.38%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in QLYS or CVLT?

99.3% of Qualys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Qualys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is QLYS or CVLT more profitable?

Qualys has a net margin of 28.59% compared to Commvault Systems' net margin of 18.14%. Qualys' return on equity of 38.52% beat Commvault Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qualys	28.59%	38.52%	18.71%
Commvault Systems	18.14%	28.69%	8.36%

Summary

Qualys beats Commvault Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.