MicroStrategy (MSTR) Competitors

Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.

Is CVLT or MSTR more profitable?

Commvault Systems has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Commvault Systems' net margin of -17.40%. MicroStrategy's return on equity of 31.27% beat Commvault Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commvault Systems	20.13%	31.27%	7.73%
MicroStrategy	-17.40%	-8.37%	-2.92%

Do analysts prefer CVLT or MSTR?

Commvault Systems currently has a consensus price target of $119.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.98%. MicroStrategy has a consensus price target of $1,793.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.61%. Given Commvault Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MicroStrategy is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
MicroStrategy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor CVLT or MSTR?

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 16 more articles in the media than Commvault Systems. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for MicroStrategy and 9 mentions for Commvault Systems. MicroStrategy's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Commvault Systems' score of 0.69 indicating that Commvault Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Commvault Systems	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MicroStrategy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVLT or MSTR?

Commvault Systems received 156 more outperform votes than MicroStrategy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.50% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote while only 62.21% of users gave MicroStrategy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 556 64.50%	Underperform Votes 306 35.50%
MicroStrategy	Outperform Votes 400 62.21%	Underperform Votes 243 37.79%

Which has more risk & volatility, CVLT or MSTR?

Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MicroStrategy has a beta of 3, indicating that its share price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CVLT or MSTR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Commvault Systems	$839.25M	5.56	$168.91M	$3.76	28.61
MicroStrategy	$496.26M	54.50	$429.12M	-$6.70	-227.54

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CVLT or MSTR?

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of MicroStrategy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Commvault Systems beats MicroStrategy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.