HPE vs. DELL, HPQ, SMCI, STX, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, DBD, VYX, and ATEN
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), NCR Voyix (VYX), and A10 Networks (ATEN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise vs.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
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.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise received 52 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.67% of users gave Hewlett Packard Enterprise an outperform vote while only 60.40% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Dell Technologies pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out 25.4% 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.
Dell Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $141.24, suggesting a potential upside of 48.17%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus price target of $21.27, suggesting a potential upside of 31.76%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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 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.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 31 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Dell Technologies and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.93 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HPE) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
