MicroStrategy (MSTR) Competitors

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

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

72.0% of MicroStrategy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of MicroStrategy 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MSTR or CVLT?

MicroStrategy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
MicroStrategy	$496.26M	57.19	$429.12M	-$6.70	-238.79
Commvault Systems	$839.25M	5.93	$168.91M	$3.76	30.49

Does the media refer more to MSTR or CVLT?

In the previous week, MicroStrategy had 7 more articles in the media than Commvault Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for MicroStrategy and 6 mentions for Commvault Systems. MicroStrategy's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Commvault Systems' score of 0.54 indicating that MicroStrategy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MicroStrategy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Commvault Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, MSTR or CVLT?

MicroStrategy has a beta of 3.08, suggesting that its stock price is 208% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MSTR or CVLT?

MicroStrategy presently has a consensus price target of $1,793.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.07%. Commvault Systems has a consensus price target of $119.40, suggesting a potential upside of 4.13%. Given MicroStrategy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MicroStrategy is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSTR or CVLT?

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

Is MSTR or CVLT more profitable?

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

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

Summary

MicroStrategy and Commvault Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.