ANET vs. DELL, HPQ, HPE, PSTG, STX, SMCI, LOGI, PAR, VYX, and DBD
Should you be buying Arista Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arista Networks include Dell Technologies (DELL), HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Pure Storage (PSTG), Seagate Technology (STX), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), NCR Voyix (VYX), and Diebold Nixdorf (DBD). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Arista Networks vs.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Arista Networks received 574 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.62% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote while only 60.21% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than Arista Networks. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Dell Technologies and 29 mentions for Arista Networks. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Arista Networks' score of 0.56 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dell Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $148.06, indicating a potential upside of 35.02%. Arista Networks has a consensus target price of $105.83, indicating a potential downside of 11.64%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Arista Networks.
Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.29% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 30.52% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.
Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Arista Networks. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Dell Technologies and Arista Networks tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ANET) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
