Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Commvault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT - Free Report) by 57.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,660,108 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 607,643 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd. owned 3.77% of Commvault Systems worth $250,527,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of CVLT. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Commvault Systems by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,960 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Commvault Systems by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 1,413 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $213,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Commvault Systems by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,439 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $368,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Commvault Systems by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,006 shares of the software maker's stock worth $152,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its position in shares of Commvault Systems by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 13,713 shares of the software maker's stock worth $2,069,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. 93.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at Commvault Systems
In related news, CEO Sanjay Mirchandani sold 12,318 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.96, for a total value of $2,290,655.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 427,231 shares in the company, valued at $79,447,876.76. The trade was a 2.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Gary Merrill sold 3,287 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.94, for a total value of $614,471.78. Following the sale, the insider now owns 87,316 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $16,322,853.04. The trade was a 3.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Commvault Systems Stock Down 1.0 %
Shares of NASDAQ CVLT traded down $1.48 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $153.03. The company had a trading volume of 95,886 shares, compared to its average volume of 402,631. Commvault Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $93.48 and a 12 month high of $190.11. The stock has a market cap of $6.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.17 and a beta of 0.68. The company's fifty day moving average price is $163.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $161.68.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have recently commented on CVLT shares. StockNews.com raised shares of Commvault Systems from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Guggenheim reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Commvault Systems in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair raised shares of Commvault Systems from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Commvault Systems from $159.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on Commvault Systems from $192.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Commvault Systems presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $159.11.
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Commvault Systems Profile
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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.
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