Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. STEC (STEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends STEC vs. NTAP, WDC, SYNA, IMMR, IVAC, MRCC, KKR, BX, APO, 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), Monroe Capital (MRCC), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Blackstone (BX), Apollo Global Management (APO), and Ameriprise Financial (AMP). STEC vs. NetApp Western Digital Synaptics Immersion Intevac Monroe Capital KKR & Co. Inc. Blackstone Apollo Global 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, STEC or NTAP? STEC has a beta of -0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 177% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetApp has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STEC or NTAP? NetApp received 1073 more outperform votes than STEC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.69% 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 Votes113453.69% Underperform Votes97846.31% Do insiders & institutionals believe in STEC or NTAP? 92.2% of NetApp shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of STEC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of NetApp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is STEC or NTAP more profitable? NetApp has a net margin of 17.01% compared to STEC's net margin of 0.00%. NetApp's return on equity of 121.41% beat STEC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STECN/A N/A N/A NetApp 17.01%121.41%12.38% Which has stronger valuation and 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$6.27B4.15$986M$5.1224.78 Do analysts recommend STEC or NTAP? NetApp has a consensus target price of $129.06, indicating a potential upside of 1.72%. Given NetApp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 11 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Does the media favor STEC or NTAP? In the previous week, NetApp had 28 more articles in the media than STEC. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for NetApp and 1 mentions for STEC. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.74 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) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NetApp 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNetApp beats STEC on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$12.56B$6.60B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A23.92%2.93%4.07%P/E RatioN/A29.3136.6514.22Price / SalesN/A5.30171.2688.42Price / Cash0.7719.5726.3736.27Price / BookN/A3.804.926.37Net Income$18.71M$298.28M$123.11M$225.56M STEC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STECSTECN/A$1.05-6.3%N/AN/A$0.00$301.28M0.002,905News CoverageNTAPNetApp4.3887 of 5 stars$126.88+2.8%$129.06+1.7%+58.4%$25.98B$6.27B24.1111,800Insider TradeNews CoverageWDCWestern Digital4.9667 of 5 stars$66.25+3.8%$87.71+32.4%+34.8%$22.90B$13.00B37.5551,000Positive NewsSYNASynaptics3.6003 of 5 stars$75.26+3.7%$97.33+29.3%-31.6%$3.01B$959.40M18.371,716IMMRImmersion4.0167 of 5 stars$8.65+4.0%$13.50+56.1%+27.8%$279.22M$33.92M4.0620Short Interest ↓IVACIntevac1.2507 of 5 stars$2.61+3.2%N/A-32.4%$70.39M$52.67M-7.67170MRCCMonroe Capital2.1615 of 5 stars$8.47-0.5%$9.00+6.3%+19.4%$0.00$64.30M14.18N/AAnalyst RevisionKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.7704 of 5 stars$157.50+3.5%$154.14-2.1%+123.4%$139.90B$14.50B46.244,490Analyst ForecastPositive NewsBXBlackstone4.346 of 5 stars$193.00+4.3%$157.63-18.3%+73.8%$139.35B$8.02B63.584,735Positive NewsAPOApollo Global Management4.2924 of 5 stars$165.16+1.4%$155.05-6.1%+84.4%$93.45B$32.64B17.024,879Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.9109 of 5 stars$571.46+1.8%$487.67-14.7%+60.7%$55.44B$15.54B21.5513,800Analyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTAP Competitors WDC Competitors SYNA Competitors IMMR Competitors IVAC Competitors MRCC Competitors KKR Competitors BX Competitors APO 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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