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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Is HPQ or LOGI a better dividend stock?

HP pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Logitech International pays an annual dividend of $0.5220 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. HP pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Logitech International pays out 12.3% 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. HP has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Logitech International has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HPQ or LOGI?

77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Logitech International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Logitech International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	$53.88B	0.42	$2.78B	$2.78	8.72
Logitech International	$4.56B	2.57	$612.14M	$4.26	17.39

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HPQ or LOGI?

HP received 1125 more outperform votes than Logitech International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.47% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 54.56% of users gave Logitech International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HP	Outperform Votes 1502 60.47%	Underperform Votes 982 39.53%
Logitech International	Outperform Votes 377 54.56%	Underperform Votes 314 45.44%

Do analysts rate HPQ or LOGI?

HP presently has a consensus target price of $36.14, indicating a potential upside of 49.08%. Logitech International has a consensus target price of $97.71, indicating a potential upside of 31.89%. Given HP's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe HP is more favorable than Logitech International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Logitech International	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the media refer more to HPQ or LOGI?

In the previous week, HP had 13 more articles in the media than Logitech International. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for HP and 20 mentions for Logitech International. HP's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Logitech International's score of 0.75 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HP	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Logitech International	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HPQ or LOGI more profitable?

Logitech International has a net margin of 14.38% compared to HP's net margin of 5.18%. Logitech International's return on equity of 30.53% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%
Logitech International	14.38%	30.53%	18.10%

Which has more risk & volatility, HPQ or LOGI?

HP has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logitech International has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HP beats Logitech International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.