Progress Software (PRGS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CVLT or PRGS?

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Progress Software shares are held by 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CVLT or PRGS?

Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progress Software has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CVLT or PRGS?

Commvault Systems currently has a consensus price target of $156.44, suggesting a potential downside of 9.95%. Progress Software has a consensus price target of $72.43, suggesting a potential upside of 32.07%. Given Progress Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Progress Software is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Progress Software	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media prefer CVLT or PRGS?

In the previous week, Commvault Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Progress Software. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Commvault Systems and 10 mentions for Progress Software. Progress Software's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Commvault Systems' score of 1.08 indicating that Progress Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Commvault Systems	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Progress Software	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CVLT or PRGS more profitable?

Commvault Systems has a net margin of 18.14% compared to Progress Software's net margin of 9.08%. Progress Software's return on equity of 41.56% beat Commvault Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commvault Systems	18.14%	28.69%	8.36%
Progress Software	9.08%	41.56%	9.86%

Which has better valuation and earnings, CVLT or PRGS?

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
Commvault Systems	$943.87M	8.10	$168.91M	$3.81	45.60
Progress Software	$753.41M	3.16	$68.44M	$1.56	35.15

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVLT or PRGS?

Commvault Systems received 117 more outperform votes than Progress Software when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.43% of users gave Progress Software an outperform vote while only 64.68% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 575 64.68%	Underperform Votes 314 35.32%
Progress Software	Outperform Votes 458 65.43%	Underperform Votes 242 34.57%

Summary

Commvault Systems beats Progress Software on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.