CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) versus PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) Financial Comparison

PTC (NASDAQ:PTC) and CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for PTC and CommVault Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PTC	1	5	11	0	2.59
CommVault Systems	0	4	9	3	2.94

PTC presently has a consensus price target of $182.08, suggesting a potential upside of 26.13%. CommVault Systems has a consensus price target of $141.38, suggesting a potential upside of 79.04%. Given CommVault Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CommVault Systems is more favorable than PTC.

Profitability

This table compares PTC and CommVault Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTC	28.86%	24.63%	14.11%
CommVault Systems	7.58%	37.38%	6.68%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PTC and CommVault Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTC	$2.74 billion	6.27	$734.00 million	$6.85	21.07
CommVault Systems	$995.62 million	3.49	$76.11 million	$1.94	40.71

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.1% of PTC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of PTC 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

PTC has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PTC beats CommVault Systems on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PTC

PTC Inc. operates as software company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides Windchill, a suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle(PLM) that provides real-time information sharing, dynamic data visualization, collaborate across geographically distributed teams, and enabling manufacturers to elevate product development, manufacturing, and field service processes; ThingWorx, a platform for Industrial Internet of Things; ServiceMax, a field service management solutions enable companies to asset uptime with optimized in-person and remote service and technician productivity with mobile tools. and deliver metrics; and Arena, a SaaS PLM solution enables product teams to collaborate virtually to share product and quality information with internal teams and supply chain partners and deliver products to customers. It offers Codebeamer, an application lifecycle management for products and software development; Servigistics, a service parts management solution; and FlexPLM, a solution provides retailers with a single platform for merchandising and line planning, materials management, sampling, and others. In addition, it offers Kepware, a portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions helps companies connect diverse automation devices and software applications; Creo, a 3D CAD technology enables the digital design, testing, and modification of product models; and Onshape, a cloud product development platform that delivers computer-aided design with data management tools. Further, it offers Vuforia, an augmented reality (AR) technology enables the visualization of digital information in a physical context and the creation of AR enabling companies to drive results in manufacturing, service, engineering, and operations; and Arbortext, a dynamic publishing solution streamlines how organizations create, manage, and publish technical documentation. PTC Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.