Commvault Systems (CVLT) closed the most recent trading day at $94.86, moving +1.77% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.26%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.24%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.36%.
Heading into today, shares of the data-management software company had gained 15.72% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 9.34% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.98%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Commvault Systems in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on April 28, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $1.11, signifying a 7.77% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $306.42 million, up 11.41% from the year-ago period.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $4.19 per share and revenue of $1.17 billion, indicating changes of +14.79% and +17.88%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Commvault Systems. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.02% higher within the past month. Commvault Systems presently features a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Commvault Systems has a Forward P/E ratio of 18.68 right now. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 16.2 of its industry.
The Computer - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 49, which puts it in the top 21% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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