D-Wave Quantum (NASDAQ:QBTS – Get Free Report) and CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for D-Wave Quantum and CommVault Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| D-Wave Quantum | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2.75 |
| CommVault Systems | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2.57 |
D-Wave Quantum presently has a consensus target price of $36.27, indicating a potential upside of 211.03%. CommVault Systems has a consensus target price of $158.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.57%. Given D-Wave Quantum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe D-Wave Quantum is more favorable than CommVault Systems.
Profitability
This table compares D-Wave Quantum and CommVault Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| D-Wave Quantum | -2,001.59% | -26.67% | -24.03% |
| CommVault Systems | 5.62% | 88.75% | 5.59% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of D-Wave Quantum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares D-Wave Quantum and CommVault Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| D-Wave Quantum | $24.59 million | 175.40 | -$355.06 million | ($0.71) | -16.42 |
| CommVault Systems | $1.18 billion | 5.93 | $70.66 million | $1.57 | 107.88 |
CommVault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than D-Wave Quantum. D-Wave Quantum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CommVault Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CommVault Systems beats D-Wave Quantum on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About D-Wave Quantum
D-Wave Quantum Inc. develops and delivers quantum computing systems, software, and services worldwide. The company offers Advantage, a fifth-generation quantum computer; Ocean, a suite of open-source python tools; and Leap, a cloud-based service that provides real-time access to a live quantum computer, as well as access to Advantage, hybrid solvers, the Ocean software development kit, live code, demos, learning resources, and a vibrant developer community. It also provides D-Wave Launch, a quantum professional service that guides enterprises from problem discovery through production implementation. The company's quantum solutions are used in logistics, financial services, drug discovery, materials sciences, scheduling, fault detection, mobility, and supply chain management. It serves financial services, manufacturing/logistics, mobility, and life sciences/pharmaceuticals industries. D-Wave Quantum Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.
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. It also provides Commvault HyperScale X, an easy-to-deploy scale-out solution; and Metallic Recovery Reserve, an easy button to adopt secure and scalable cloud storage in minutes. In addition, the company provides technology consulting, Ransomware recovery, education, and remote managed services. Further, it sells appliances that integrate the software with hardware for use in a range of business needs and use cases; and offers customer support, consulting, assessment and design, and installation services, as well as customer education and as-a-service under the Metallic brand. The company sells its products and services directly through its sales force, and indirectly through its network of distributors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, corporate resellers, and original equipment manufacturers to large enterprises, small or med-sized businesses, and government agencies. It supports customers in a range of industries, including banking, insurance and financial services, government, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and medical services, technology, legal, manufacturing, utilities, and energy. Commvault Systems, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.
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