Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. STEC (STEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrends STEC vs. NTAP, WDC, SYNA, IMMR, IVAC, KKR, BX, APO, ARES, and AMPShould you be buying STEC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STEC include NetApp (NTAP), Western Digital (WDC), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), Intevac (IVAC), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Blackstone (BX), Apollo Global Management (APO), Ares Management (ARES), and Ameriprise Financial (AMP). STEC vs. NetApp Western Digital Synaptics Immersion Intevac KKR & Co. Inc. Blackstone Apollo Global Management Ares Management Ameriprise Financial STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) and NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment. Is STEC or NTAP more profitable? NetApp has a net margin of 17.78% compared to STEC's net margin of 0.00%. NetApp's return on equity of 123.63% beat STEC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STECN/A N/A N/A NetApp 17.78%123.63%13.03% Do analysts recommend STEC or NTAP? NetApp has a consensus target price of $139.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.52%. Given NetApp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NetApp is more favorable than STEC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STEC 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00NetApp 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STEC or NTAP? 92.2% of NetApp shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of STEC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of NetApp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, STEC or NTAP? STEC has a beta of -0.98, meaning that its share price is 198% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetApp has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor STEC or NTAP? NetApp received 1076 more outperform votes than STEC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.56% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote while only 43.26% of users gave STEC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSTECOutperform Votes6143.26% Underperform Votes8056.74% NetAppOutperform Votes113753.56% Underperform Votes98646.44% Which has better valuation & earnings, STEC or NTAP? NetApp has higher revenue and earnings than STEC. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTEC$301.28MN/A$18.71MN/AN/ANetApp$6.47B3.72$986M$5.4421.77 Does the media prefer STEC or NTAP? In the previous week, NetApp had 26 more articles in the media than STEC. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for NetApp and 2 mentions for STEC. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat STEC's score of 0.00 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment STEC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NetApp 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNetApp beats STEC on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsNvidia’s Bold Move: Tackling Tech’s $1 Trillion CrisisTaiwan Semiconductor, a partner of Nvidia’s for more than two decades, has seen its shares explode as much as 4,744%. Now, if you’re like everybody else, you want to know what Nvidia’s doing next … and who they’re going to partner with …Find out details on these three critical Nvidia partners immediately. Get STEC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 STEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSTECInvestment advice IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$11.92B$7.27B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A23.96%2.34%4.23%P/E RatioN/A32.2228.4017.18Price / SalesN/A5.72407.80117.05Price / Cash0.5419.8331.3137.85Price / BookN/A4.345.874.78Net Income$18.71M$297.73M$126.23M$225.60M STEC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STECSTECN/A$0.71+10.8%N/AN/A$0.00$301.28M0.002,905News CoverageNTAPNetApp4.8585 of 5 stars$127.16+4.3%$138.27+8.7%+32.3%$25.85B$6.27B22.4211,800Analyst ForecastInsider TradeWDCWestern Digital4.8428 of 5 stars$65.31+0.3%$87.71+34.3%+15.0%$22.58B$13.00B38.3151,000Analyst DowngradeSYNASynaptics3.4144 of 5 stars$78.91-0.7%$97.33+23.3%-36.6%$3.16B$959.40M20.121,716News CoverageIMMRImmersion3.702 of 5 stars$9.62+5.0%$13.50+40.3%+28.8%$310.50M$163.13M4.9320Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeIVACIntevac1.2587 of 5 stars$3.44-0.3%N/A-22.9%$92.79M$65.57M-10.45170KKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.6309 of 5 stars$155.93+1.0%$158.21+1.5%+80.3%$138.50B$14.50B46.914,490Analyst ForecastBXBlackstone4.2749 of 5 stars$188.98+0.3%$164.69-12.9%+32.3%$136.44B$8.02B64.754,735Analyst ForecastAPOApollo Global Management4.5105 of 5 stars$178.63+1.2%$160.89-9.9%+86.3%$101.07B$31.88B18.444,879Analyst ForecastARESAres Management4.3267 of 5 stars$183.78+0.7%$169.64-7.7%+52.9%$57.53B$5.08B84.082,850Ex-DividendAnalyst UpgradeAMPAmeriprise Financial4.8747 of 5 stars$549.86+0.0%$487.67-11.3%+41.5%$53.34B$16.76B21.1013,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTAP Competitors WDC Competitors SYNA Competitors IMMR Competitors IVAC Competitors KKR Competitors BX Competitors APO Competitors ARES Competitors AMP 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:STEC) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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