Progress Software (PRGS) Competitors

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) and Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, PRGS or CVLT?

Progress Software has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PRGS or CVLT?

Progress Software presently has a consensus price target of $71.71, suggesting a potential upside of 13.94%. Commvault Systems has a consensus price target of $154.56, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. Given Progress Software's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Progress Software is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Progress Software	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRGS or CVLT?

Commvault Systems received 116 more outperform votes than Progress Software when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.33% of users gave Progress Software an outperform vote while only 64.78% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Progress Software	Outperform Votes 456 65.33%	Underperform Votes 242 34.67%
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 572 64.78%	Underperform Votes 311 35.22%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PRGS or CVLT?

Commvault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Progress Software. Progress Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Commvault Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Progress Software	$715.42M	3.77	$70.20M	$1.87	33.66
Commvault Systems	$898.05M	7.85	$168.91M	$3.95	40.83

Does the media prefer PRGS or CVLT?

In the previous week, Commvault Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Progress Software. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Commvault Systems and 19 mentions for Progress Software. Progress Software's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Commvault Systems' score of 0.22 indicating that Progress Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Progress Software	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Commvault Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PRGS or CVLT more profitable?

Commvault Systems has a net margin of 19.75% compared to Progress Software's net margin of 11.55%. Progress Software's return on equity of 38.69% beat Commvault Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Progress Software	11.55%	38.69%	10.64%
Commvault Systems	19.75%	31.62%	8.79%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRGS or CVLT?

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Progress Software 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Commvault Systems beats Progress Software on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.