C3.ai (AI) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate CVLT or AI?

Commvault Systems presently has a consensus price target of $151.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.25%. C3.ai has a consensus price target of $27.70, indicating a potential upside of 6.58%. Given C3.ai's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe C3.ai is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
C3.ai	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, CVLT or AI?

Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3.ai has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVLT or AI more profitable?

Commvault Systems has a net margin of 19.75% compared to C3.ai's net margin of -85.47%. Commvault Systems' return on equity of 31.62% beat C3.ai's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commvault Systems	19.75%	31.62%	8.79%
C3.ai	-85.47%	-31.28%	-26.30%

Does the media favor CVLT or AI?

In the previous week, Commvault Systems had 7 more articles in the media than C3.ai. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Commvault Systems and 4 mentions for C3.ai. Commvault Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat C3.ai's score of 0.23 indicating that Commvault Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Commvault Systems	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
C3.ai	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVLT or AI?

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
Commvault Systems	$898.05M	8.21	$168.91M	$3.95	42.67
C3.ai	$325.43M	10.15	-$279.70M	-$2.28	-11.40

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CVLT or AI?

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of C3.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of C3.ai shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVLT or AI?

Commvault Systems received 195 more outperform votes than C3.ai when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.65% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote while only 51.17% of users gave C3.ai an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 567 64.65%	Underperform Votes 310 35.35%
C3.ai	Outperform Votes 372 51.17%	Underperform Votes 355 48.83%

Summary

Commvault Systems beats C3.ai on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.