SMCI vs. HPE, DELL, FTNT, MCHP, ADSK, TEAM, SNOW, TEL, DASH, and DDOG
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), Dell Technologies (DELL), Fortinet (FTNT), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Autodesk (ADSK), Atlassian (TEAM), Snowflake (SNOW), TE Connectivity (TEL), DoorDash (DASH), and Datadog (DDOG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) 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 risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.
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 41.18% of users gave Super Micro Computer an outperform vote.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Super Micro Computer has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Super Micro Computer has a net margin of 8.88% compared to Super Micro Computer's net margin of 6.81%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity of 34.09% beat Super Micro Computer's return on equity.
In the previous week, Super Micro Computer had 84 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for Super Micro Computer and 10 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Super Micro Computer's score of 0.38 indicating that Super Micro Computer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Super Micro Computer shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Super Micro Computer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock 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.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise currently has a consensus price target of $17.91, indicating a potential upside of 6.22%. Super Micro Computer has a consensus price target of $954.38, indicating a potential upside of 21.93%. Given Hewlett Packard Enterprise's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Super Micro Computer is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Summary
Super Micro Computer beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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