CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) Receives Market Perform Rating from William Blair

William Blair reaffirmed their market perform rating on shares of CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) in a research report report published on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on CVLT. Zacks Research upgraded CommVault Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on CommVault Systems from $190.00 to $155.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Guggenheim cut their target price on shares of CommVault Systems from $200.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of CommVault Systems in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $144.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CommVault Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.75.

CommVault Systems Stock Up 1.7%

CVLT opened at $80.79 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $128.70. CommVault Systems has a 52 week low of $76.99 and a 52 week high of $200.68. The company has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion, a PE ratio of 41.64 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.06.

CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The software maker reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $313.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.07 million. CommVault Systems had a return on equity of 37.38% and a net margin of 7.58%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.94 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that CommVault Systems will post 1.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other CommVault Systems news, CEO Sanjay Mirchandani sold 10,052 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.09, for a total value of $805,064.68. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 332,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,632,247.61. This represents a 2.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gary Merrill sold 1,892 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.28, for a total value of $172,701.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 62,833 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,735,396.24. The trade was a 2.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 31,355 shares of company stock valued at $2,613,165 over the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CommVault Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CVLT. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in CommVault Systems in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,887,800,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of CommVault Systems by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,675,590 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $711,492,000 after acquiring an additional 240,093 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of CommVault Systems by 25.5% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,537,034 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $192,683,000 after acquiring an additional 312,178 shares in the last quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP boosted its holdings in shares of CommVault Systems by 34.5% in the fourth quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 1,057,077 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $132,515,000 after purchasing an additional 270,902 shares during the period. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its holdings in shares of CommVault Systems by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 909,982 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $114,124,000 after purchasing an additional 138,091 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.50% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting CommVault Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting CommVault Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Microsoft security integration — Commvault announced deeper integrations with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Security Copilot to link AI threat detection, investigation and “trusted recovery,” which can drive enterprise demand for its resilience platform and create upsell opportunities. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Positive analyst/industry take on AI security moat — Coverage highlighting Commvault’s “AI-aware” data security argues the product roadmap strengthens its resilience moat, supporting longer-term revenue potential in a security-conscious market. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying — Cinctive Capital disclosed a new $19.8M position (157,815 shares) in Q4, signaling confidence from a sizable investor and potentially supporting demand for the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst consensus leans constructive — Market coverage shows a “Moderate Buy” consensus from ~14 analysts (majority buy ratings), which supports positive sentiment among investors and brokers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Near-term outperformance noted — Commentary from market outlets flagged that CVLT outperformed the broader market in the latest session, reflecting the combined effect of the above newsflow. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/marketing initiative — Commvault and TIME launched a “CISO of the Year” award to spotlight cyber resilience leaders; useful for branding and enterprise relationships but unlikely to produce immediate revenue impact. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Rating reaffirmation — William Blair reiterated a “market perform” rating (neutral), which tempers upside expectations from that firm but is not a downgrade. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data appears anomalous — Recent short-interest reporting shows zero reported short shares/ratio, which looks like unreliable or incomplete data and should not be interpreted as meaningful bearish pressure at this time.

CommVault Systems Company Profile

Commvault Systems, Inc is a global provider of data protection and information management software designed to help organizations manage, protect, and activate data across on-premises and cloud environments. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, Commvault offers a suite of integrated products and services that enable enterprises to back up, recover, archive, and analyze data. Its flagship solutions include Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault HyperScale, and the SaaS-based Metallic portfolio, which deliver scalable and automated data management capabilities across hybrid infrastructure environments.

Commvault’s platform is built on a unified architecture that allows customers to streamline operations, reduce complexity, and ensure data resiliency.