Short interest on CVLT sees a significant increase on 2025-08-29

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Commvault Systems Inc shares valued at $2,713,649 were sold by Merrill Gary on Sep 12 ’25. At $178.01 per share, Merrill Gary sold 15,244 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 71,837 shares worth approximately $13.2 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, GARY D MERRILL purchased 15,245 shares, netting a total of over 2,713,846 in proceeds.

Before that, DiRico Jennifer Leigh had sold 14,909 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,716,713, the Chief Financial Officer traded Commvault Systems Inc shares for $182.22 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 14,909 shares, worth approximately $8.29 million.

As published in a research note from Guggenheim on July 16, 2025, Commvault Systems Inc [CVLT] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $210. Analysts at William Blair upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 17, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated its “Neutral” rating for CVLT. Earlier on January 16, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for CVLT stock.

Analyzing CVLT Stock Performance

On last trading session, Commvault Systems Inc [NASDAQ: CVLT] plunged -4.21% to $183.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $183.67, but it reached a high of $192.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.02%. Over the course of the year, Commvault Systems Inc shares have jumped approximately 20.76%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $200.68 on 07/30/25 and a 52-week low of $128.07 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Commvault Systems Inc (CVLT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 180.55, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 177.39. In the upper region, resistance lies at 190.00. The next price resistance is at 196.29. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.68 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Commvault Systems Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Commvault Systems Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 57785.0 shares to 1.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.52 million shares. A jump of 3.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.11 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.11.

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In terms of Commvault Systems Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 220 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.71% from the previous closing price of $191.79. Analysts anticipate Commvault Systems Inc stock to reach 220 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 189. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Commvault Systems Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On November 13, 2024, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $200.

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