HP (HPQ) Competitors

HP (NYSE:HPQ) 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 earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HPQ or DELL?

77.5% of HP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HPQ or DELL more profitable?

HP has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Dell Technologies' return on equity of -191.91% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%
Dell Technologies	4.36%	-191.91%	5.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HPQ or DELL?

HP received 755 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.58% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 60.37% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HP	Outperform Votes 1500 60.58%	Underperform Votes 976 39.42%
Dell Technologies	Outperform Votes 745 60.37%	Underperform Votes 489 39.63%

Do analysts rate HPQ or DELL?

HP presently has a consensus price target of $36.68, suggesting a potential upside of 5.92%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $145.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.24%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than HP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Dell Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HPQ or DELL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HP	$53.56B	0.61	$2.78B	$2.81	12.32
Dell Technologies	$88.43B	0.93	$3.21B	$5.66	20.79

Is HPQ or DELL a better dividend stock?

HP pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. HP pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 31.4% 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. HP has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, HPQ or DELL?

HP has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HPQ or DELL?

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 21 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Dell Technologies and 36 mentions for HP. HP's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.74 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HP	17 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dell Technologies	30 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Dell Technologies beats HP on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.