Qualys (QLYS) Competitors

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

Is CVLT or QLYS 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
Commvault Systems	18.14%	28.69%	8.36%
Qualys	28.59%	38.52%	18.71%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CVLT or QLYS?

Qualys has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Commvault Systems	$995.62M	7.86	$168.91M	$1.69	104.95
Qualys	$621.67M	8.06	$173.68M	$4.89	28.21

Do analysts prefer CVLT or QLYS?

Commvault Systems currently has a consensus target price of $175.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.19%. Qualys has a consensus target price of $137.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.32%. Given Qualys' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Qualys is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Qualys	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVLT or QLYS?

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Qualys shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Qualys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CVLT or QLYS?

Commvault Systems received 53 more outperform votes than Qualys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.66% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote while only 57.79% of users gave Qualys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 580 64.66%	Underperform Votes 317 35.34%
Qualys	Outperform Votes 527 57.79%	Underperform Votes 385 42.21%

Does the media refer more to CVLT or QLYS?

In the previous week, Qualys had 1 more articles in the media than Commvault Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Qualys and 13 mentions for Commvault Systems. Commvault Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Qualys' score of 1.42 indicating that Commvault Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Commvault Systems	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Qualys	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CVLT or QLYS?

Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qualys has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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