SMCI vs. HPE, FIT, HMI, DELL, OMCL, OSS, ZEPP, SCKT, AAPL, and TMUS
Should you be buying Super Micro Computer stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Super Micro Computer include Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Fitbit (FIT), Huami (HMI), Dell Technologies (DELL), Omnicell (OMCL), One Stop Systems (OSS), Zepp Health (ZEPP), Socket Mobile (SCKT), Apple (AAPL), and T-Mobile US (TMUS).
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) 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 profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Super Micro Computer had 23 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Super Micro Computer and 19 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Super Micro Computer's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Hewlett Packard Enterprise's score of 0.40 indicating that Super Micro Computer is being referred to more favorably in the media.
84.1% of Super Micro Computer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of Super Micro Computer 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has higher revenue and earnings than Super Micro Computer. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Micro Computer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Super Micro Computer has a net margin of 8.88% compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's net margin of 6.81%. Super Micro Computer's return on equity of 34.09% beat Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity.
Super Micro Computer has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Super Micro Computer currently has a consensus target price of $954.38, suggesting a potential upside of 7.61%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus target price of $17.91, suggesting a potential downside of 3.19%. Given Super Micro Computer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Super Micro Computer is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise received 748 more outperform votes than Super Micro Computer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.44% of users gave Hewlett Packard Enterprise an outperform vote while only 40.70% of users gave Super Micro Computer an outperform vote.
Summary
Super Micro Computer beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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