DELL vs. ANET, HPQ, HPE, PSTG, STX, SMCI, LOGI, PAR, VYX, and DBD
Should you be buying Dell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dell Technologies include Arista Networks (ANET), 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.
Dell Technologies vs.
Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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.
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.
Arista Networks has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Arista Networks. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Dell Technologies and 35 mentions for Arista Networks. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Arista Networks' score of 0.54 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Arista Networks currently has a consensus price target of $105.83, indicating a potential downside of 18.50%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $148.06, indicating a potential upside of 28.75%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Arista Networks.
Summary
Arista Networks and Dell Technologies tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DELL) was last updated on 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
