PSTG vs. DELL, HPQ, HPE, SMCI, STX, LOGI, PAR, VYX, DBD, and ATEN
Should you be buying Pure Storage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pure Storage include Dell Technologies (DELL), HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Seagate Technology (STX), 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.
Pure Storage vs.
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 43 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Dell Technologies and 14 mentions for Pure Storage. Pure Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.74 indicating that Pure Storage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Dell Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $145.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.24%. Pure Storage has a consensus price target of $72.95, indicating a potential upside of 11.99%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Pure Storage.
Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Storage has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Pure Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Pure Storage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Pure Storage received 16 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.06% of users gave Pure Storage an outperform vote while only 60.37% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
Summary
Dell Technologies and Pure Storage tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Pure Storage News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSTG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Pure Storage Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:PSTG) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
Free PSTG Stock Alerts