STX vs. DELL, HPQ, SMCI, HPE, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, DBD, VYX, and ATEN
Should you be buying Seagate Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seagate Technology include Dell Technologies (DELL), HP (HPQ), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Pure Storage (PSTG), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), and A10 Networks (ATEN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Seagate Technology vs.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 21 more articles in the media than Seagate Technology. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Dell Technologies and 26 mentions for Seagate Technology. Seagate Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.95 indicating that Seagate Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Seagate Technology received 458 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.40% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.76% of users gave Seagate Technology an outperform vote.
Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Seagate Technology. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seagate Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Seagate Technology has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Seagate Technology's return on equity of -63.48% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.
Dell Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $141.24, suggesting a potential upside of 43.07%. Seagate Technology has a consensus price target of $121.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.56%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Seagate Technology.
Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Dell Technologies pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seagate Technology pays out 52.7% 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.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats Seagate Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:STX) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
