BIO-key International (NASDAQ:BKYI – Get Free Report) and CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BIO-key International and CommVault Systems”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BIO-key International | $6.09 million | 0.61 | -$7.16 million | ($4.11) | -0.62 |
| CommVault Systems | $1.18 billion | 5.08 | $70.66 million | $1.57 | 92.49 |
Profitability
This table compares BIO-key International and CommVault Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BIO-key International | -50.01% | -67.31% | -40.28% |
| CommVault Systems | 5.62% | 88.75% | 5.59% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
26.5% of BIO-key International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of BIO-key International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CommVault Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
BIO-key International has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for BIO-key International and CommVault Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BIO-key International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| CommVault Systems | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2.57 |
CommVault Systems has a consensus target price of $152.62, suggesting a potential upside of 5.11%. Given CommVault Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CommVault Systems is more favorable than BIO-key International.
Summary
CommVault Systems beats BIO-key International on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BIO-key International
BIO-key International, Inc. develops and markets fingerprint identification biometric technology and software solutions, and enterprise-ready identity access management solutions for commercial, government, and education customers in the United States and internationally. The company offers BIO-key PortalGuard and PortalGuard IDaaS solutions, a customer-controlled and neutral-by-design cloud-based identity platform that allows customers to integrate with any cloud or on-premises SaaS application, as well as windows device authentication through IAM platform. Its solutions enable its customers to secure their workforces and student populations; and make their partner networks more collaborative. In addition, it provides BIO-key VST and WEB-key products; and Civil and Large-Scale ID Infrastructure solutions that develops finger-based biometric technology. Further, it offers finger scanners for enterprise and consumer markets under SideSwipe, EcoID, and SidePass brand names. The company was formerly known as SAC Technologies and changed its name to BIO-key International, Inc. in 2002. BIO-key International, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Wall, New Jersey.
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.
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