Comparing CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) and ZIM (OTCMKTS:ZIMCF)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.5% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of CommVault Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.7% of ZIM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

CommVault Systems has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZIM has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CommVault Systems	1	3	10	1	2.73
ZIM	0	0	0	0	0.00

CommVault Systems presently has a consensus target price of $194.64, suggesting a potential upside of 55.47%. Given CommVault Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CommVault Systems is more favorable than ZIM.

Profitability

This table compares CommVault Systems and ZIM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CommVault Systems	7.32%	31.53%	7.16%
ZIM	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CommVault Systems and ZIM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CommVault Systems	$995.62 million	5.54	$76.11 million	$1.78	70.33
ZIM	N/A	N/A	-$60,000.00	N/A	N/A

CommVault Systems has higher revenue and earnings than ZIM.

Summary

CommVault Systems beats ZIM on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About ZIM

ZIM Corporation provides software products and services for the database and mobile markets in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Singapore, and Austria. The company operates in two segments, Mobile and Enterprise Software. It develops and sells ZIM integrated development environment (IDE) software, an enterprise software for use in the design, development, and management of information databases and mission critical applications. The company’s ZIM IDE software provides an IDE for Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Linux computer operating systems. Its products are used to develop database applications in various industries, including finance, insurance, marketing, human resource, information, and records management. The company also provides migration services and management products; and short message services. ZIM Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.