Axiom Investors LLC DE Trims Stake in CommVault Systems, Inc. $CVLT

Axiom Investors LLC DE reduced its holdings in shares of CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT) by 33.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 65,485 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 33,474 shares during the period. Axiom Investors LLC DE’s holdings in CommVault Systems were worth $8,209,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of CommVault Systems in the second quarter worth $35,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in shares of CommVault Systems in the third quarter worth $39,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of CommVault Systems by 2,950.0% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 244 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CommVault Systems in the third quarter worth $47,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of CommVault Systems by 84.9% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 257 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. 93.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at CommVault Systems

In other CommVault Systems news, CEO Sanjay Mirchandani sold 19,396 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.49, for a total transaction of $2,046,084.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 315,377 shares in the company, valued at $33,269,119.73. This trade represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Gary Merrill sold 4,560 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.10, for a total transaction of $479,256.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 72,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,620,485.70. This trade represents a 5.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 75,415 shares of company stock worth $7,369,811 over the last 90 days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CVLT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of CommVault Systems in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen cut shares of CommVault Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of CommVault Systems from $108.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of CommVault Systems from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of CommVault Systems in a research note on Monday, April 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $135.00.

CommVault Systems Price Performance

CVLT stock opened at $121.77 on Wednesday. CommVault Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $71.75 and a 52 week high of $200.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 117.54. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $103.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.58 and a beta of 0.82.

CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The software maker reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.19. CommVault Systems had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The business had revenue of $311.69 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.03 earnings per share. CommVault Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that CommVault Systems, Inc. will post 2.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CommVault Systems News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting CommVault Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Commvault also highlighted its business at HPE Discover 2026, announcing its unified hybrid cloud resilience platform and showing solutions aimed at protecting AI workloads and speeding recovery from cyber disruptions, which supports the company’s product story. Commvault Delivers Unified Hybrid Cloud Resilience at HPE Discover 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple firms, including Rosen, Schall, Pomerantz, Bragar Eagel & Squire, Robbins Geller, and others, issued reminders that investors have until July 17, 2026 to seek lead-plaintiff status in the pending class action. These updates mostly reinforce the same legal overhang rather than add new facts. Rosen deadline reminder
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change, with reported short interest at zero shares, offering little new signal for trading direction.
• Negative Sentiment: The biggest drag on the stock is the securities fraud lawsuit covering purchases from April 29, 2025 to January 26, 2026, with allegations tied to alleged ARR guidance failures and inconsistencies in the company’s prior growth narrative. Hagens Berman class action release
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms also emphasized the stock’s sharp decline after the January 27, 2026 Q3 results, underscoring investor concerns that the earlier guidance miss may have caused significant losses and could keep pressure on CVLT shares. Levi & Korsinsky shareholder alert

CommVault Systems Profile

Commvault Systems, Inc is a global provider of data protection and information management software designed to help organizations manage, protect, and activate data across on-premises and cloud environments. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, Commvault offers a suite of integrated products and services that enable enterprises to back up, recover, archive, and analyze data. Its flagship solutions include Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault HyperScale, and the SaaS-based Metallic portfolio, which deliver scalable and automated data management capabilities across hybrid infrastructure environments.

Commvault’s platform is built on a unified architecture that allows customers to streamline operations, reduce complexity, and ensure data resiliency.