CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) & Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Head to Head Review

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) and CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Teradata and CommVault Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teradata	$1.69 billion	1.79	$130.00 million	$4.73	6.90
CommVault Systems	$1.25 billion	5.44	$70.66 million	$1.93	86.22

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teradata	27.24%	35.61%	9.88%
CommVault Systems	6.60%	169.40%	6.36%

Risk & Volatility

Teradata has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.3% of Teradata shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Teradata shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CommVault Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Teradata and CommVault Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teradata	1	5	3	0	2.22
CommVault Systems	0	10	10	1	2.57

Teradata currently has a consensus target price of $36.12, indicating a potential upside of 10.73%. CommVault Systems has a consensus target price of $174.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.56%. Given Teradata’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Teradata is more favorable than CommVault Systems.

Summary

CommVault Systems beats Teradata on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Teradata

Teradata Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a connected multi-cloud data platform for enterprise analytics. The company offers Teradata Vantage, an open and connected platform designed to leverage data across an enterprise. Its business consulting services include support services for organizations to establish a data and analytic vision, enable a multi-cloud ecosystem architecture, and identify and operationalize analytical opportunities, as well as to ensure the analytical infrastructure delivers value. The company offers support and maintenance services. It serves clients in financial services, government, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, and travel/transportation sectors through a direct sales force in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. Teradata Corporation was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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.