Pure Storage (PSTG) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate PSTG or DELL?

Pure Storage presently has a consensus price target of $72.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.89%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $148.06, indicating a potential upside of 27.89%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Pure Storage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Storage	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Dell Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to PSTG or DELL?

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Dell Technologies and 18 mentions for Pure Storage. Pure Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.65 indicating that Pure Storage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pure Storage	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dell Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PSTG or DELL more profitable?

Dell Technologies has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Pure Storage's net margin of 4.22%. Pure Storage's return on equity of 16.06% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Storage	4.22%	16.06%	5.93%
Dell Technologies	4.36%	-191.91%	5.88%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PSTG or DELL?

83.4% of Pure Storage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Pure Storage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PSTG or DELL?

Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Storage. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Storage, 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
Pure Storage	$3.08B	6.86	$61.31M	$0.38	169.47
Dell Technologies	$93.95B	0.87	$3.21B	$5.66	20.45

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSTG or DELL?

Pure Storage received 20 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.03% of users gave Pure Storage an outperform vote while only 60.21% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pure Storage	Outperform Votes 760 71.03%	Underperform Votes 310 28.97%
Dell Technologies	Outperform Votes 740 60.21%	Underperform Votes 489 39.79%

Which has more volatility and risk, PSTG or DELL?

Pure Storage has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pure Storage beats Dell Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.