HPE vs. DELL, HPQ, SMCI, STX, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, VYX, DBD, 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), NCR Voyix (VYX), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Dell Technologies pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out 27.4% 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.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 84 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 104 mentions for Dell Technologies and 20 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.50 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 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.
76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dell Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $143.53, indicating a potential upside of 43.78%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.98%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise received 50 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.89% of users gave Hewlett Packard Enterprise an outperform vote while only 60.37% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
Summary
Hewlett Packard Enterprise beats Dell Technologies on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HPE) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
