C3.ai (AI) Competitors

C3.ai (NYSE:AI) 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 profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AI or CVLT?

39.0% of C3.ai shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of C3.ai shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AI or CVLT?

Commvault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than C3.ai. C3.ai 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
C3.ai	$366.92M	7.23	-$279.70M	-$2.23	-8.96
Commvault Systems	$943.87M	7.23	$168.91M	$3.81	40.71

Do analysts recommend AI or CVLT?

C3.ai currently has a consensus price target of $30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 53.96%. Commvault Systems has a consensus price target of $159.11, suggesting a potential upside of 2.59%. Given C3.ai's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe C3.ai is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C3.ai	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer AI or CVLT?

In the previous week, Commvault Systems had 3 more articles in the media than C3.ai. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Commvault Systems and 16 mentions for C3.ai. Commvault Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat C3.ai's score of 0.78 indicating that Commvault Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
C3.ai	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Commvault Systems	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AI or CVLT?

C3.ai has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AI or CVLT more profitable?

Commvault Systems has a net margin of 18.14% compared to C3.ai's net margin of -79.17%. Commvault Systems' return on equity of 28.69% beat C3.ai's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C3.ai	-79.17%	-31.31%	-26.09%
Commvault Systems	18.14%	28.69%	8.36%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AI or CVLT?

Commvault Systems received 201 more outperform votes than C3.ai when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.61% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote while only 50.20% of users gave C3.ai an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
C3.ai	Outperform Votes 374 50.20%	Underperform Votes 371 49.80%
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 575 64.61%	Underperform Votes 315 35.39%

Summary

Commvault Systems beats C3.ai on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.