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

Which has more volatility & risk, AI or CVLT?

C3.ai has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% 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 prefer AI or CVLT?

Commvault Systems received 201 more outperform votes than C3.ai when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.68% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote while only 50.27% of users gave C3.ai an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
C3.ai	Outperform Votes 374 50.27%	Underperform Votes 370 49.73%
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 575 64.68%	Underperform Votes 314 35.32%

Which has stronger 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	8.43	-$279.70M	-$2.23	-10.45
Commvault Systems	$943.87M	8.05	$168.91M	$3.81	45.33

Does the media favor AI or CVLT?

In the previous week, C3.ai had 6 more articles in the media than Commvault Systems. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for C3.ai and 16 mentions for Commvault Systems. Commvault Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat C3.ai's score of 0.70 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do analysts recommend AI or CVLT?

C3.ai presently has a consensus target price of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.45%. Commvault Systems has a consensus target price of $156.44, indicating a potential downside of 9.42%. Given C3.ai's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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

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

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

Summary

Commvault Systems beats C3.ai on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.