DELL vs. HPQ, DBD, SSYS, DDD, KOPN, AAPL, SMCI, OMCL, ZEPP, and OSS
Should you be buying Dell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dell Technologies include HP (HPQ), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), Stratasys (SSYS), 3D Systems (DDD), Kopin (KOPN), Apple (AAPL), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Omnicell (OMCL), Zepp Health (ZEPP), and One Stop Systems (OSS).
HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.
HP pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. HP pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 36.3% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Dell Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
HP has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
HP has a net margin of 5.60% compared to HP's net margin of 4.00%. HP's return on equity of -177.24% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.
HP presently has a consensus price target of $34.64, suggesting a potential downside of 5.00%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $135.81, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Given HP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than HP.
HP received 784 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.89% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 59.60% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 17 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Dell Technologies and 19 mentions for HP. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat HP's score of 0.48 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.
HP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dell Technologies. 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.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats HP on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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