Equities Analysts Set Expectations for CVLT Q3 Earnings

Commvault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Commvault Systems in a report released on Wednesday, October 30th. DA Davidson analyst R. Kessinger forecasts that the software maker will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Commvault Systems’ current full-year earnings is $1.66 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Commvault Systems’ FY2025 earnings at $1.72 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on CVLT. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Commvault Systems from $107.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 15th. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Commvault Systems from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Guggenheim downgraded shares of Commvault Systems from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. StockNews.com cut shares of Commvault Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Commvault Systems from $164.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $144.29.

Commvault Systems Price Performance

Shares of Commvault Systems stock opened at $156.19 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.54 and a beta of 0.60. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $149.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $129.96. Commvault Systems has a 12 month low of $64.32 and a 12 month high of $171.26.

Commvault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The software maker reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.12. Commvault Systems had a net margin of 20.19% and a return on equity of 32.16%. The firm had revenue of $224.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $215.54 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.29 EPS. Commvault Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Commvault Systems

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Commvault Systems by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,531,703 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $561,081,000 after purchasing an additional 43,333 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of Commvault Systems by 7.5% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,813,487 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $220,466,000 after buying an additional 126,800 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Commvault Systems by 0.3% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,601,057 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $194,606,000 after buying an additional 4,422 shares in the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Commvault Systems by 58.5% in the 1st quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 825,236 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $83,704,000 after buying an additional 304,459 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Commvault Systems by 33.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 648,858 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $78,882,000 after acquiring an additional 162,722 shares in the last quarter. 93.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Gary Merrill sold 17,388 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.76, for a total value of $2,621,414.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 94,530 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,251,342.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, Director Allison Pickens sold 1,232 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.89, for a total value of $189,592.48. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 7,131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,097,389.59. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Gary Merrill sold 17,388 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.76, for a total transaction of $2,621,414.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 94,530 shares in the company, valued at $14,251,342.80. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Commvault Systems

Commvault Systems, Inc provides data protection platform that helps customers to secure, defend, and recover their data in the United States and internationally. The company offers Commvault Backup and Recovery, a backup and recovery solution; Commvault Disaster Recovery, a replication and disaster recovery solution; Commvault Complete Data Protection, a data protection solution; and Metallic Data Protection as-a-service, which delivers enterprise-grade data protection as a service on a cloud platform, with advanced built-in security controls.