Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT – Get Free Report) and Smartsheet (NYSE:SMAR – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smartsheet has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Commvault Systems and Smartsheet”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Commvault Systems | $943.87 million | 7.88 | $168.91 million | $3.81 | 44.37 |
Smartsheet | $958.34 million | 8.25 | -$104.63 million | ($0.06) | -941.17 |
Profitability
This table compares Commvault Systems and Smartsheet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Commvault Systems | 18.14% | 28.69% | 8.36% |
Smartsheet | -0.80% | 2.33% | 1.12% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Smartsheet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Smartsheet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Commvault Systems and Smartsheet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Commvault Systems | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
Smartsheet | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2.11 |
Commvault Systems presently has a consensus target price of $156.44, indicating a potential downside of 7.45%. Smartsheet has a consensus target price of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.05%. Given Smartsheet’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smartsheet is more favorable than Commvault Systems.
Summary
Commvault Systems beats Smartsheet on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Commvault Systems
Commvault Systems, Inc. provides data protection platform that helps customers to secure, defend, and recover their data in the United States and internationally. The company offers Commvault Backup and Recovery, a backup and recovery solution; Commvault Disaster Recovery, a replication and disaster recovery solution; Commvault Complete Data Protection, a data protection solution; and Metallic Data Protection as-a-service, which delivers enterprise-grade data protection as a service on a cloud platform, with advanced built-in security controls. It also provides Commvault HyperScale X, an easy-to-deploy scale-out solution; and Metallic Recovery Reserve, an easy button to adopt secure and scalable cloud storage in minutes. In addition, the company provides technology consulting, Ransomware recovery, education, and remote managed services. Further, it sells appliances that integrate the software with hardware for use in a range of business needs and use cases; and offers customer support, consulting, assessment and design, and installation services, as well as customer education and as-a-service under the Metallic brand. The company sells its products and services directly through its sales force, and indirectly through its network of distributors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, corporate resellers, and original equipment manufacturers to large enterprises, small or med-sized businesses, and government agencies. It supports customers in a range of industries, including banking, insurance and financial services, government, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and medical services, technology, legal, manufacturing, utilities, and energy. Commvault Systems, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.
About Smartsheet
Smartsheet, Inc. engages in managing and automating collaborative work. Its platform provides solutions that eliminate the obstacles to capturing information, including a familiar and intuitive spreadsheet interface as well as easily customizable forms. The company was founded by W. Eric Browne, Maria Colacurcio, John D. Creason and Brent R. Frei in June 2005 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.
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