NetApp (NTAP) Competitors $122.34 -4.34 (-3.43%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NTAP vs. HPE, WDC, NTNX, SYNA, IMMR, IVAC, STX, PSTG, QMCO, and DELLShould you be buying NetApp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetApp include Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Western Digital (WDC), Nutanix (NTNX), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), Intevac (IVAC), Seagate Technology (STX), Pure Storage (PSTG), Quantum (QMCO), and Dell Technologies (DELL). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. NetApp vs. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Western Digital Nutanix Synaptics Immersion Intevac Seagate Technology Pure Storage Quantum Dell Technologies Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Which has better valuation and earnings, HPE or NTAP? Hewlett Packard Enterprise has higher revenue and earnings than NetApp. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetApp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHewlett Packard Enterprise$29.02B0.99$2.03B$1.4015.78NetApp$6.38B3.93$986M$5.1223.89 Which has more risk and volatility, HPE or NTAP? Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetApp has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HPE or NTAP more profitable? NetApp has a net margin of 17.01% compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's net margin of 6.39%. NetApp's return on equity of 121.41% beat Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hewlett Packard Enterprise6.39% 8.94% 3.27% NetApp 17.01%121.41%12.38% Do analysts rate HPE or NTAP? Hewlett Packard Enterprise currently has a consensus target price of $22.21, suggesting a potential upside of 0.54%. NetApp has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. Given NetApp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NetApp is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hewlett Packard Enterprise 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43NetApp 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Is HPE or NTAP a better dividend stock? Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NetApp pays out 40.6% 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HPE or NTAP? NetApp received 347 more outperform votes than Hewlett Packard Enterprise when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.68% of users gave Hewlett Packard Enterprise an outperform vote while only 53.56% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHewlett Packard EnterpriseOutperform Votes78963.68% Underperform Votes45036.32% NetAppOutperform Votes113653.56% Underperform Votes98546.44% Does the media prefer HPE or NTAP? In the previous week, NetApp had 25 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for NetApp and 41 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat NetApp's score of 0.88 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hewlett Packard Enterprise 24 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NetApp 28 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in HPE or NTAP? 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNetApp beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NTAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNetAppComputer storage devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$25.05B$17.21B$24.42B$8.84BDividend Yield1.70%2.28%2.73%4.09%P/E Ratio23.8943.61249.7117.81Price / Sales3.932.873,307.36162.50Price / Cash18.9150.7833.8636.29Price / Book21.9612.107.086.50Net Income$986M$108.60M$671.90M$226.10M7 Day Performance4.38%39.73%4.83%3.98%1 Month Performance2.16%14.26%4.91%3.78%1 Year Performance56.87%43.19%21.46%29.29% NetApp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTAPNetApp4.4087 of 5 stars$122.34-3.4%$134.00+9.5%+56.9%$25.05B$6.38B23.8911,800Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHPEHewlett Packard Enterprise4.7916 of 5 stars$21.80+2.9%$22.21+1.9%+40.0%$28.30B$29.14B15.5762,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWDCWestern Digital4.9765 of 5 stars$65.80+3.1%$87.71+33.3%+41.6%$22.75B$13.00B38.7151,000News CoverageNTNXNutanix4.4625 of 5 stars$70.95+2.2%$73.86+4.1%+80.0%$18.82B$2.15B-137.627,150Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpSYNASynaptics3.8556 of 5 stars$74.64+2.9%$97.33+30.4%-26.6%$2.99B$959.40M18.901,716IMMRImmersion4.1549 of 5 stars$8.66+4.1%$13.50+55.9%+36.2%$279.54M$33.92M4.2220IVACIntevac1.0533 of 5 stars$2.65+4.7%N/A-32.2%$71.47M$52.67M-7.67170Analyst ForecastSTXSeagate Technology4.55 of 5 stars$99.91+1.9%$118.83+18.9%+30.1%$20.73B$7.27B26.0930,000Positive NewsPSTGPure Storage4.813 of 5 stars$51.64+3.7%$67.95+31.6%+38.2%$16.92B$2.83B124.435,600Analyst ForecastQMCOQuantum1.0712 of 5 stars$4.02+33.1%$5.00+24.4%+49.2%$19.50M$311.60M0.00900Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeDELLDell Technologies4.9295 of 5 stars$138.69+3.5%$146.50+5.6%+93.1%$97.41B$88.43B25.49120,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hewlett Packard Enterprise Competitors Western Digital Competitors Nutanix Competitors Synaptics Competitors Immersion Competitors Intevac Competitors Seagate Technology Competitors Pure Storage Competitors Quantum Competitors Dell Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NTAP) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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