Western Digital (WDC) Competitors $34.15 -7.63 (-18.26%) Closing price 04/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.52 +0.38 (+1.10%) As of 04/3/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WDC vs. NTAP, SYNA, IMMR, IVAC, STX, PSTG, QMCO, ADSK, TEAM, and CARRShould you be buying Western Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Digital include NetApp (NTAP), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), Intevac (IVAC), Seagate Technology (STX), Pure Storage (PSTG), Quantum (QMCO), Autodesk (ADSK), Atlassian (TEAM), and Carrier Global (CARR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Western Digital vs. NetApp Synaptics Immersion Intevac Seagate Technology Pure Storage Quantum Autodesk Atlassian Carrier Global NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts rate NTAP or WDC? NetApp presently has a consensus target price of $129.07, suggesting a potential upside of 58.15%. Western Digital has a consensus target price of $80.21, suggesting a potential upside of 134.88%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Digital is more favorable than NetApp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NetApp 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Western Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has better valuation and earnings, NTAP or WDC? NetApp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Western Digital. Western Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetApp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNetApp$6.51B2.55$986M$5.4015.11Western Digital$15.60B0.76-$798M$4.208.13 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NTAP or WDC? 92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Western Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of NetApp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Western Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer NTAP or WDC? In the previous week, NetApp had 19 more articles in the media than Western Digital. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for NetApp and 16 mentions for Western Digital. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat NetApp's score of 1.31 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NetApp 29 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Western Digital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, NTAP or WDC? NetApp has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NTAP or WDC a better dividend stock? NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. NetApp pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Digital pays out 47.6% 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. Is NTAP or WDC more profitable? NetApp has a net margin of 17.78% compared to Western Digital's net margin of 9.95%. NetApp's return on equity of 123.63% beat Western Digital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NetApp17.78% 123.63% 13.03% Western Digital 9.95%15.68%7.13% Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTAP or WDC? Western Digital received 927 more outperform votes than NetApp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.03% of users gave Western Digital an outperform vote while only 53.45% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNetAppOutperform Votes114553.45% Underperform Votes99746.55% Western DigitalOutperform Votes207274.03% Underperform Votes72725.97% SummaryNetApp and Western Digital tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Western Digital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WDC 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 WDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern DigitalComputer storage devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.88B$11.40B$21.71B$7.50BDividend YieldN/A2.88%2.84%4.04%P/E Ratio8.1328.7239.7218.07Price / Sales0.761.931,986.8886.83Price / Cash82.8458.4434.5934.64Price / Book0.988.475.723.99Net Income-$798M$108.60M$733.91M$247.18M7 Day Performance-15.93%-12.54%-3.20%-4.25%1 Month Performance-23.48%-14.14%49,978.75%-6.87%1 Year Performance-51.59%-21.67%52,540.26%-3.73% Western Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDCWestern Digital4.8662 of 5 stars$34.15-18.3%$80.21+134.9%-52.3%$11.88B$15.60B8.1365,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeNTAPNetApp4.9746 of 5 stars$88.13-0.3%$129.07+46.5%-23.4%$17.93B$6.51B16.2012,000Positive NewsGap DownSYNASynaptics4.3203 of 5 stars$63.90+1.3%$95.00+48.7%-45.0%$2.51B$1.01B15.121,780Gap DownIMMRImmersion3.4894 of 5 stars$7.60-1.4%$12.25+61.3%-1.5%$246.08M$163.13M2.7120Positive NewsGap DownIVACIntevac1.4048 of 5 stars$4.00-0.1%N/A+5.1%$108.54M$63.98M-12.11170STXSeagate Technology4.8402 of 5 stars$84.66-0.3%$121.00+42.9%-21.9%$17.96B$8.04B15.5130,000Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPSTGPure Storage4.2805 of 5 stars$44.21-3.9%$73.20+65.6%-23.8%$14.45B$3.17B116.555,600News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownQMCOQuantum2.2861 of 5 stars$14.28+0.9%$19.00+33.1%+12.3%$83.31M$285.87M0.00900Gap DownADSKAutodesk4.6636 of 5 stars$261.34-0.1%$336.29+28.7%+4.4%$55.75B$6.13B51.9314,100Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownTEAMAtlassian4.5052 of 5 stars$211.23-3.1%$314.73+49.0%+1.6%$55.35B$4.79B-157.668,810Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCARRCarrier Global4.8749 of 5 stars$63.47+0.2%$82.27+29.6%+6.6%$54.80B$22.49B10.1052,000Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTAP Alternatives SYNA Alternatives IMMR Alternatives IVAC Alternatives STX Alternatives PSTG Alternatives QMCO Alternatives ADSK Alternatives TEAM Alternatives CARR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WDC) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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