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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVLT or PRGS?

Commvault Systems received 116 more outperform votes than Progress Software when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.43% of users gave Progress Software an outperform vote while only 64.64% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 574 64.64%	Underperform Votes 314 35.36%
Progress Software	Outperform Votes 458 65.43%	Underperform Votes 242 34.57%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$839.25M	9.36	$168.91M	$3.81	46.84
Progress Software	$753.41M	3.20	$68.44M	$1.56	35.66

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

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Progress Software shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 more volatility & risk, CVLT or PRGS?

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

Does the media refer more to CVLT or PRGS?

In the previous week, Commvault Systems had 9 more articles in the media than Progress Software. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Commvault Systems and 2 mentions for Progress Software. Progress Software's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Commvault Systems' score of 0.74 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Progress Software	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CVLT or PRGS?

Commvault Systems presently has a consensus price target of $156.44, suggesting a potential downside of 12.34%. Progress Software has a consensus price target of $72.43, suggesting a potential upside of 30.19%. 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

Summary

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