HPQ vs. DELL, DBD, SSYS, DDD, KOPN, AAPL, ANET, HPE, JNPR, and FFIV
Should you be buying HP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HP include Dell Technologies (DELL), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), Stratasys (SSYS), 3D Systems (DDD), Kopin (KOPN), Apple (AAPL), Arista Networks (ANET), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Juniper Networks (JNPR), and F5 (FFIV). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.
HP received 784 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.89% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 59.60% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
HP has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
HP has a net margin of 5.60% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.00%. Dell Technologies' return on equity of -177.24% beat HP's return on equity.
HP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dell Technologies. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dell Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
HP currently has a consensus target price of $34.64, suggesting a potential downside of 5.11%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $135.81, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than HP.
77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
HP pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. HP pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 26 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Dell Technologies and 56 mentions for HP. HP's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.42 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats HP on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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