CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) Hits New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $120.78 and last traded at $122.4690, with a volume of 77407 shares. The stock had previously closed at $122.54.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on CVLT. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on CommVault Systems from $225.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of CommVault Systems in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of CommVault Systems in a report on Monday, October 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $215.00 price objective for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on shares of CommVault Systems from $189.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of CommVault Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $195.10.

CommVault Systems Stock Down 2.2%

The stock has a market capitalization of $5.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.32 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.18, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 2.53. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $164.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.76.

CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The software maker reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $448.85 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $273.31 million. CommVault Systems had a return on equity of 31.53% and a net margin of 7.32%.The company’s revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.83 earnings per share. CommVault Systems has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that CommVault Systems, Inc. will post 1.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at CommVault Systems

In other CommVault Systems news, Director Allison Pickens sold 690 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.89, for a total value of $122,744.10. Following the sale, the director owned 5,166 shares in the company, valued at approximately $918,979.74. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Gary Merrill sold 15,244 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.01, for a total transaction of $2,713,584.44. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 71,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,787,704.37. This represents a 17.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 30,843 shares of company stock valued at $5,553,047. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CommVault Systems

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of CommVault Systems by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 1,709 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in CommVault Systems by 43.8% during the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 243 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in CommVault Systems by 6.0% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. JSF Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of CommVault Systems by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. JSF Financial LLC now owns 7,345 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of CommVault Systems by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 27,107 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $4,276,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. 93.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CommVault Systems Company Profile

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.