HP (HPQ) Competitors

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ANET or HPQ?

Arista Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HP. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, 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
Arista Networks	$7.00B	13.24	$2.85B	$2.22	33.11
HP	$53.88B	0.42	$2.78B	$2.78	8.65

Does the media refer more to ANET or HPQ?

In the previous week, Arista Networks had 34 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Arista Networks and 36 mentions for HP. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat HP's score of 0.89 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arista Networks	44 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HP	19 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ANET or HPQ?

Arista Networks has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HP has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ANET or HPQ?

HP received 177 more outperform votes than Arista Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.56% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote while only 60.44% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arista Networks	Outperform Votes 1325 74.56%	Underperform Votes 452 25.44%
HP	Outperform Votes 1502 60.44%	Underperform Votes 983 39.56%

Do analysts prefer ANET or HPQ?

Arista Networks currently has a consensus price target of $106.43, indicating a potential upside of 44.80%. HP has a consensus price target of $35.09, indicating a potential upside of 45.85%. Given HP's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HP is more favorable than Arista Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arista Networks	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ANET or HPQ?

82.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of HP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ANET or HPQ more profitable?

Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.72% compared to HP's net margin of 5.18%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 29.91% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arista Networks	40.72%	29.91%	21.67%
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%

Summary

Arista Networks beats HP on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.