Logitech International (LOGI) Competitors

HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HPQ or LOGI?

HP received 1128 more outperform votes than Logitech International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.63% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 54.95% of users gave Logitech International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HP	Outperform Votes 1500 60.63%	Underperform Votes 974 39.37%
Logitech International	Outperform Votes 372 54.95%	Underperform Votes 305 45.05%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HPQ or LOGI?

HP has higher revenue and earnings than Logitech International. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Logitech International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HP	$53.56B	0.58	$2.78B	$2.81	11.72
Logitech International	$4.47B	2.89	$612.14M	$4.49	18.21

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HPQ or LOGI?

77.5% of HP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Logitech International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Logitech International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HPQ or LOGI more profitable?

Logitech International has a net margin of 15.65% compared to HP's net margin of 5.18%. Logitech International's return on equity of 30.68% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%
Logitech International	15.65%	30.68%	18.47%

Do analysts rate HPQ or LOGI?

HP currently has a consensus price target of $36.45, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Logitech International has a consensus price target of $92.88, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Logitech International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Logitech International is more favorable than HP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Logitech International	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is HPQ or LOGI a better dividend stock?

HP pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Logitech International pays an annual dividend of $0.5220 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. HP pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Logitech International pays out 11.6% 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. HP has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Logitech International has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HPQ or LOGI?

HP has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logitech International has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HPQ or LOGI?

In the previous week, HP had 4 more articles in the media than Logitech International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for HP and 9 mentions for Logitech International. HP's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Logitech International's score of 0.44 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HP	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Logitech International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

HP beats Logitech International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.