Logitech International (LOGI) Competitors

HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HPQ or LOGI?

HP received 1128 more outperform votes than Logitech International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.61% 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 60.61%	Underperform Votes 975 39.39%
Logitech International	Outperform Votes 372 54.95%	Underperform Votes 305 45.05%

Which has stronger earnings and 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	0.57	$2.78B	$2.81	11.58
Logitech International	$4.30B	3.21	$612.14M	$4.49	19.43

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

Which has more volatility and risk, HPQ or LOGI?

HP has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logitech International has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HPQ or LOGI?

HP currently has a consensus price target of $36.23, suggesting a potential upside of 11.36%. Logitech International has a consensus price target of $92.88, suggesting a potential upside of 6.48%. Given HP's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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%

Does the media favor HPQ or LOGI?

In the previous week, HP had 8 more articles in the media than Logitech International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for HP and 4 mentions for Logitech International. Logitech International's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat HP's score of 0.75 indicating that Logitech International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HP	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Logitech International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

HP beats Logitech International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.