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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Competitors

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HPE vs. DELL, HPQ, SMCI, STX, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, DBD, ATEN, and VYX

Should you be buying Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hewlett Packard Enterprise include Dell Technologies (DELL), HP (HPQ), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Seagate Technology (STX), Pure Storage (PSTG), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), A10 Networks (ATEN), and NCR Voyix (VYX). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise vs.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Dell Technologies and 31 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Dell Technologies' score of 1.02 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
23 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dell Technologies
27 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dell Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hewlett Packard Enterprise$31.23B0.65$2.58B$2.057.49
Dell Technologies$95.57B0.65$3.21B$6.2214.34

Hewlett Packard Enterprise received 50 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.62% of users gave Hewlett Packard Enterprise an outperform vote while only 60.47% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseOutperform Votes
801
63.62%
Underperform Votes
458
36.38%
Dell TechnologiesOutperform Votes
751
60.47%
Underperform Votes
491
39.53%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 33.8% 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise currently has a consensus price target of $20.60, indicating a potential upside of 34.11%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.41, indicating a potential upside of 52.95%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Dell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.84

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a net margin of 8.56% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity of 8.94% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise8.56% 8.94% 3.22%
Dell Technologies 4.36%-191.91%5.88%

Summary

Dell Technologies beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HPE vs. The Competition

MetricHewlett Packard EnterpriseComputer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.18B$31.05B$22.06B$18.66B
Dividend Yield3.43%3.03%3.02%4.16%
P/E Ratio8.0814.9840.4231.63
Price / Sales0.652.692,224.4827.49
Price / Cash5.7923.2234.6917.53
Price / Book0.805.845.864.36
Net Income$2.58B$1.31B$737.22M$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.55%1.53%1.93%1.58%
1 Month Performance-6.94%-9.73%-5.85%-7.33%
1 Year Performance-9.27%3,683,103.17%52,702.49%1.81%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.8829 of 5 stars
$15.36
+1.4%
$20.60
+34.1%
-8.8%$20.18B$31.23B8.0860,200Positive News
Gap Up
DELL
Dell Technologies
4.9888 of 5 stars
$81.62
-3.8%
$136.41
+67.1%
-26.1%$56.96B$95.57B14.42133,000Positive News
Gap Up
HPQ
HP
4.9761 of 5 stars
$23.65
-0.8%
$34.00
+43.8%
-11.1%$22.29B$53.88B8.4258,000Positive News
Gap Up
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
4.7141 of 5 stars
$28.97
-8.1%
$52.57
+81.5%
-56.8%$17.19B$20.82B14.544,610Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up
STX
Seagate Technology
4.7934 of 5 stars
$73.16
-3.5%
$118.78
+62.4%
-9.8%$15.49B$8.04B13.3740,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Positive News
Gap Up
PSTG
Pure Storage
4.6741 of 5 stars
$39.84
-4.6%
$70.95
+78.1%
-17.5%$12.99B$3.17B104.844,200Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
LOGI
Logitech International
3.6734 of 5 stars
$70.71
-1.3%
$90.57
+28.1%
-5.1%$11.18B$4.56B16.608,200Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
PAR
PAR Technology
2.067 of 5 stars
$54.60
-3.2%
$81.86
+49.9%
+35.1%$2.20B$349.98M-218.391,480Gap Up
DBD
Diebold Nixdorf
4.3078 of 5 stars
$40.58
-3.2%
$70.00
+72.5%
+31.1%$1.53B$3.75B-92.2322,000Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Gap Up
ATEN
A10 Networks
3.0614 of 5 stars
$15.19
-3.6%
$21.00
+38.2%
+18.4%$1.12B$261.70M22.67580Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
VYX
NCR Voyix
2.3288 of 5 stars
$7.73
-0.9%
$15.17
+96.2%
-32.3%$1.07B$2.83B1.7935,000News Coverage
Gap Up

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