CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT – Get Free Report) and Aurora Mobile (NASDAQ:JG – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares CommVault Systems and Aurora Mobile’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CommVault Systems | 6.60% | 169.40% | 6.36% |
| Aurora Mobile | 1.53% | 6.23% | 1.50% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Aurora Mobile shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of CommVault Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Aurora Mobile shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aurora Mobile has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CommVault Systems and Aurora Mobile”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CommVault Systems | $1.18 billion | 5.82 | $70.66 million | $1.93 | 87.20 |
| Aurora Mobile | $53.60 million | 0.60 | $60,000.00 | $0.18 | 29.64 |
CommVault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Aurora Mobile. Aurora Mobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CommVault Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CommVault Systems and Aurora Mobile, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CommVault Systems | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2.57 |
| Aurora Mobile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
CommVault Systems currently has a consensus price target of $174.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.39%. Given CommVault Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CommVault Systems is more favorable than Aurora Mobile.
Summary
CommVault Systems beats Aurora Mobile on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CommVault Systems
Commvault Systems, which operates as Commvault, develops data protection and cyber resilience software for businesses and other organizations. Its offerings help customers back up, recover, manage and secure data across on-premises systems, public clouds and hybrid environments. The company’s Commvault Cloud platform and related services support data recovery, cyberattack readiness and data management. Its tools are designed to help organizations protect information across different workloads and storage environments.
About Aurora Mobile
Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: JG) is a technology company that provides mobile developer services and enterprise customer-engagement solutions. Its platform helps businesses and application developers communicate with users, analyze application activity, and support marketing and operational initiatives. The company’s offerings have included push-notification services through JPush, as well as tools for user engagement, application analytics, messaging, authentication, sharing, and deep linking.
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