Cisco Systems (CSCO) Competitors

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 19.22%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Alphabet pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cisco Systems pays out 58.9% 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. Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cisco Systems has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Cisco Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 188 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 247 mentions for Alphabet and 59 mentions for Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Alphabet's score of 0.82 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Cisco Systems. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cisco Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $362.73, indicating a potential downside of 8.28%. Cisco Systems has a consensus price target of $90.29, indicating a potential downside of 1.37%. Given Cisco Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than Alphabet.

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 19.22%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Alphabet pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cisco Systems pays out 58.9% 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. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cisco Systems has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Cisco Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 227 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 286 mentions for Alphabet and 59 mentions for Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Alphabet's score of 0.82 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Cisco Systems. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cisco Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alphabet presently has a consensus price target of $406.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. Cisco Systems has a consensus price target of $90.29, indicating a potential downside of 1.37%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Cisco Systems.

Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than Cisco Systems. Microsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cisco Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Microsoft has a net margin of 39.34% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 19.22%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.94% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

Cisco Systems presently has a consensus price target of $90.29, indicating a potential downside of 1.37%. Microsoft has a consensus price target of $559.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.11%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Cisco Systems.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 284 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 343 mentions for Microsoft and 59 mentions for Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Microsoft's score of 0.64 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Cisco Systems pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microsoft pays out 21.7% 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. Cisco Systems has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Microsoft has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years.

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVIDIA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 55.60% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 19.22%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 97.37% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 253 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 312 mentions for NVIDIA and 59 mentions for Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.85 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Cisco Systems pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NVIDIA pays out 0.8% 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. Cisco Systems has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and NVIDIA has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Cisco Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cisco Systems presently has a consensus price target of $90.29, indicating a potential downside of 1.37%. NVIDIA has a consensus price target of $275.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.20%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Cisco Systems.

73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.