Aurora Mobile (NASDAQ:JG) versus CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) Critical Survey

Aurora Mobile (NASDAQ:JG) and CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Aurora Mobile and CommVault Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aurora Mobile	2.63%	11.39%	2.68%
CommVault Systems	6.60%	169.40%	6.36%

Volatility and Risk

Aurora Mobile has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.5% of Aurora Mobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of Aurora Mobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Aurora Mobile and CommVault Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aurora Mobile	0	1	0	0	2.00
CommVault Systems	0	9	11	1	2.62

CommVault Systems has a consensus target price of $174.94, suggesting a potential upside of 15.04%. Given CommVault Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CommVault Systems is more favorable than Aurora Mobile.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aurora Mobile and CommVault Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aurora Mobile	$390.54 million	0.08	$60,000.00	$0.32	16.47
CommVault Systems	$1.18 billion	5.26	$70.66 million	$1.93	78.79

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.

Summary

CommVault Systems beats Aurora Mobile on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aurora Mobile

Aurora Mobile Limited, also known as Jiguang, is a technology company that provides customer engagement and marketing services. Founded in 2011, it initially built its business around mobile developer services, including push notifications and messaging tools that help apps communicate with users. The company’s offerings have expanded to include analytics, marketing automation and other data-driven services designed to help businesses understand and engage customers. Its products support activities such as sending targeted messages, analyzing user behavior and managing customer communications.

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.