Silicon Graphics International (SGI) Competitors

Silicon Graphics International (NASDAQ:SGI) and Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) are both large-cap computer hardware companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Is SGI or STX a better dividend stock?

Silicon Graphics International pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Silicon Graphics International pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seagate Technology pays out 42.5% 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. Silicon Graphics International has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Seagate Technology has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SGI or STX?

99.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Seagate Technology 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 more volatility & risk, SGI or STX?

Silicon Graphics International has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SGI or STX more profitable?

Seagate Technology has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Silicon Graphics International's net margin of 7.79%. Silicon Graphics International's return on equity of 97.77% beat Seagate Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicon Graphics International	7.79%	97.77%	9.23%
Seagate Technology	16.15%	-169.60%	19.70%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SGI or STX?

Seagate Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Graphics International. Seagate Technology 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	2.95	$368.10M	$2.16	38.79
Seagate Technology	$9.10B	3.72	$1.47B	$6.77	23.52

Do analysts prefer SGI or STX?

Silicon Graphics International currently has a consensus price target of $78.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.51%. Seagate Technology has a consensus price target of $151.44, suggesting a potential downside of 4.88%. Given Seagate Technology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Seagate Technology 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Seagate Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Does the media favor SGI or STX?

In the previous week, Seagate Technology had 28 more articles in the media than Silicon Graphics International. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Seagate Technology and 2 mentions for Silicon Graphics International. Seagate Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Silicon Graphics International's score of 0.00 indicating that Seagate Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicon Graphics International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Seagate Technology	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Seagate Technology beats Silicon Graphics International on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.