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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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 4.6%. 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SGI or HPQ?

HP received 1266 more outperform votes than Silicon Graphics International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.10% of users gave Silicon Graphics International an outperform vote while only 60.46% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicon Graphics International	Outperform Votes 237 69.10%	Underperform Votes 106 30.90%
HP	Outperform Votes 1503 60.46%	Underperform Votes 983 39.54%

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%

Do analysts rate SGI or HPQ?

Silicon Graphics International currently has a consensus target price of $66.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.38%. HP has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.95%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor SGI or HPQ?

In the previous week, HP had 17 more articles in the media than Silicon Graphics International. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for HP and 1 mentions for Silicon Graphics International. HP's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Silicon Graphics International's score of 0.00 indicating that HP 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
HP	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SGI or HPQ?

Silicon Graphics International has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HP has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable 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	2.17	$368.10M	$2.16	28.51
HP	$53.88B	0.44	$2.78B	$2.78	9.06

Summary

Silicon Graphics International beats HP on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.