Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.46 EPS

Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The software maker reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.87 by ($0.46), Zacks reports. Commvault Systems had a net margin of 19.75% and a return on equity of 31.62%. Commvault Systems updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Commvault Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CVLT opened at $158.30 on Tuesday. Commvault Systems has a one year low of $79.43 and a one year high of $178.72. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $163.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $153.47. The company has a market capitalization of $6.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.08 and a beta of 0.65.

Insider Transactions at Commvault Systems

In related news, insider Gary Merrill sold 1,523 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.89, for a total value of $251,127.47. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 93,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,335,924.23. This trade represents a 1.61 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Sanjay Mirchandani sold 10,775 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.30, for a total transaction of $1,781,107.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 459,969 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $76,032,875.70. The trade was a 2.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 13,530 shares of company stock valued at $2,244,755 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on CVLT shares. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Commvault Systems from $164.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Commvault Systems in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Commvault Systems in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $192.00 price objective for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Commvault Systems in a research note on Friday, January 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $159.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Guggenheim downgraded shares of Commvault Systems from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.56.

Commvault Systems Company Profile

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.