Coursera (COUR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate CVLT or COUR?

Commvault Systems currently has a consensus target price of $119.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. Coursera has a consensus target price of $16.85, indicating a potential upside of 120.26%. Given Commvault Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coursera is more favorable than Commvault Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commvault Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Coursera	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the media refer more to CVLT or COUR?

In the previous week, Coursera had 4 more articles in the media than Commvault Systems. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Coursera and 12 mentions for Commvault Systems. Coursera's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Commvault Systems' score of 0.43 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coursera	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, CVLT or COUR?

Commvault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Coursera. Coursera 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	5.70	$168.91M	$3.76	29.30
Coursera	$635.76M	1.89	-$116.55M	-$0.69	-11.16

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVLT or COUR?

Commvault Systems received 466 more outperform votes than Coursera when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave Coursera an outperform vote while only 64.50% of users gave Commvault Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Commvault Systems	Outperform Votes 556 64.50%	Underperform Votes 306 35.50%
Coursera	Outperform Votes 90 68.18%	Underperform Votes 42 31.82%

Which has more risk and volatility, CVLT or COUR?

Commvault Systems has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coursera has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVLT or COUR more profitable?

Commvault Systems has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Commvault Systems' net margin of -16.05%. Coursera's return on equity of 31.27% beat Commvault Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commvault Systems	20.13%	31.27%	7.73%
Coursera	-16.05%	-16.03%	-10.77%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CVLT or COUR?

93.5% of Commvault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Coursera shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Commvault Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Coursera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Commvault Systems beats Coursera on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.