Silicon Graphics International (SGI) Competitors

Silicon Graphics International (NASDAQ:SGI) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, SGI or HPQ?

Silicon Graphics International has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HP has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SGI or HPQ?

HP received 1266 more outperform votes than Silicon Graphics International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.03% of users gave Silicon Graphics International an outperform vote while only 60.51% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Graphics International	Outperform Votes 234 69.03%	Underperform Votes 105 30.97%
HP	Outperform Votes 1500 60.51%	Underperform Votes 979 39.49%

Is SGI or HPQ more profitable?

Silicon Graphics International has a net margin of 7.79% compared to HP's net margin of 5.18%. Silicon Graphics International's return on equity of 97.77% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Graphics International	7.79%	97.77%	9.23%
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SGI or HPQ?

HP has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Graphics International. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Graphics 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
Silicon Graphics International	$4.93B	2.25	$368.10M	$2.16	29.57
HP	$53.88B	0.53	$2.78B	$2.78	10.80

Does the media favor SGI or HPQ?

In the previous week, HP had 53 more articles in the media than Silicon Graphics International. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for HP and 0 mentions for Silicon Graphics International. HP's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Silicon Graphics International's score of 0.00 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Graphics International	Neutral
HP	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SGI or HPQ?

99.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of HP shares are held 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.

Is SGI or HPQ a better dividend stock?

Silicon Graphics International pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. HP pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Silicon Graphics International pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HP pays out 41.4% 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. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend SGI or HPQ?

Silicon Graphics International presently has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.41%. HP has a consensus target price of $36.59, indicating a potential upside of 21.85%. Given HP's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HP is more favorable than Silicon Graphics International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicon Graphics International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

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