Critical Contrast: CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) & Triple P (OTCMKTS:TPPPF)

CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) and Triple P (OTCMKTS:TPPPF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple P has a beta of 5.42, meaning that its share price is 442% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Triple P shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares CommVault Systems and Triple P’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CommVault Systems	7.70%	30.83%	9.05%
Triple P	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CommVault Systems and Triple P”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CommVault Systems	$995.62 million	8.05	$76.11 million	$1.80	100.17
Triple P	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CommVault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Triple P.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for CommVault Systems and Triple P, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CommVault Systems	0	4	6	0	2.60
Triple P	0	0	0	0	0.00

CommVault Systems presently has a consensus price target of $205.63, indicating a potential upside of 14.05%. Given CommVault Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CommVault Systems is more favorable than Triple P.

Summary

CommVault Systems beats Triple P on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Triple P

Triple P. N.V. provides information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure solutions. Its services include ICT security, cloud, managed services, managed IP telephony, professional services, business continuity, unified communications, and cloud migration. The company serves care, education, government, and commercial services sectors. Triple P. N.V. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.