FY2026 EPS Forecast for CommVault Systems Lowered by Analyst

CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT) – Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for CommVault Systems in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now expects that the software maker will post earnings per share of $1.79 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.08. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $144.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for CommVault Systems’ current full-year earnings is $1.65 per share.

CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The software maker reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.95 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $276.19 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $273.31 million. CommVault Systems had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 31.53%. CommVault Systems’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.83 EPS. CommVault Systems has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on CVLT. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $230.00 to $210.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $225.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of CommVault Systems in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of CommVault Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CommVault Systems has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $195.10.

CommVault Systems Price Performance

Shares of CVLT opened at $139.22 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.21 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 2.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $177.69 and a 200 day moving average of $176.03. CommVault Systems has a twelve month low of $128.07 and a twelve month high of $200.68.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CommVault Systems

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS bought a new stake in shares of CommVault Systems during the 3rd quarter valued at $7,398,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in shares of CommVault Systems by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 6,409 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,210,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its position in shares of CommVault Systems by 43.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 243 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of CommVault Systems during the 3rd quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of CommVault Systems during the 3rd quarter valued at $85,000. Institutional investors own 93.50% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at CommVault Systems

In other CommVault Systems news, CEO Sanjay Mirchandani sold 11,320 shares of CommVault Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.83, for a total value of $2,013,035.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 458,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $81,510,336.63. The trade was a 2.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Jennifer Leigh Dirico sold 14,909 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.22, for a total transaction of $2,716,717.98. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 45,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,225,957.46. The trade was a 24.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 55,942 shares of company stock worth $10,019,157. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

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.