Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust Increases Position in CommVault Systems, Inc. $CVLT

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust boosted its holdings in shares of CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT) by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,411 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,599 shares during the period. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust’s holdings in CommVault Systems were worth $7,394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in CommVault Systems by 101.3% during the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 159 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in CommVault Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in CommVault Systems by 8,550.0% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 173 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in CommVault Systems by 126.3% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 516 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CommVault Systems in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $98,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.50% of the company’s stock.

CommVault Systems Stock Performance

Shares of CVLT stock opened at $140.14 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $179.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $176.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.18, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 2.53. CommVault Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $128.07 and a one year high of $200.68. The firm has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.73 and a beta of 0.72.

CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The software maker reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.95 by ($0.04). CommVault Systems had a return on equity of 31.53% and a net margin of 7.32%.The company had revenue of $276.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $273.31 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.83 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. CommVault Systems has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that CommVault Systems, Inc. will post 1.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at CommVault Systems

In other news, CFO Jennifer Leigh Dirico sold 14,909 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.22, for a total value of $2,716,717.98. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 45,143 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,225,957.46. This represents a 24.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sanjay Mirchandani sold 11,320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.83, for a total transaction of $2,013,035.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 458,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $81,510,336.63. This represents a 2.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 55,942 shares of company stock valued at $10,019,157. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CVLT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $230.00 to $210.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $220.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $189.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of CommVault Systems from $217.00 to $167.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of CommVault Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CommVault Systems has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $195.10.

CommVault Systems Company Profile

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.