NTAP vs. WDC, PSTG, NOK, HPE, ASX, MSTR, IOT, PTC, GIB, and TYL Should you be buying NetApp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetApp include Western Digital (WDC), Pure Storage (PSTG), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), ASE Technology (ASX), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Samsara (IOT), PTC (PTC), CGI (GIB), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP ) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.
NetApp has a net margin of 15.21% compared to Western Digital's net margin of -12.87%. NetApp's return on equity of 109.49% beat Western Digital's return on equity.
In the previous week, Western Digital had 8 more articles in the media than NetApp. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Western Digital and 14 mentions for NetApp. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Western Digital's score of 0.61 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
NetApp has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NetApp currently has a consensus price target of $100.60, suggesting a potential downside of 9.69%. Western Digital has a consensus price target of $78.32, suggesting a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western Digital is more favorable than NetApp.
NetApp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Western Digital. Western Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetApp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
92.2% of NetApp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of NetApp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Western Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Western Digital received 906 more outperform votes than NetApp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.16% of users gave Western Digital an outperform vote while only 53.94% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote.
Summary NetApp and Western Digital tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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