Critical Comparison: Triple P (OTCMKTS:TPPPF) vs. CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT)

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Triple P	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CommVault Systems	$995.62 million	7.88	$76.11 million	$1.80	98.07

CommVault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Triple P.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.0% of Triple P shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triple P	0	0	0	0	0.00
CommVault Systems	0	4	7	0	2.64

CommVault Systems has a consensus price target of $208.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.02%. Given CommVault Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 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.

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.