This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Santech (STEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STEC vs. WDC, NTAP, SYNA, IMMR, OCFT, WAFU, APP, SYM, FUTU, and GENShould you be buying Santech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Santech include Western Digital (WDC), NetApp (NTAP), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), OneConnect Financial Technology (OCFT), Wah Fu Education Group (WAFU), AppLovin (APP), Symbotic (SYM), Futu (FUTU), and Gen Digital (GEN). Santech vs. Its Competitors Western Digital NetApp Synaptics Immersion OneConnect Financial Technology Wah Fu Education Group AppLovin Symbotic Futu Gen Digital Santech (NASDAQ:STEC) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STEC or WDC? 92.5% of Western Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Santech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Western Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is STEC or WDC more profitable? Western Digital has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Santech's net margin of 0.00%. Western Digital's return on equity of 24.93% beat Santech's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SantechN/A N/A N/A Western Digital 14.13%24.93%10.59% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STEC or WDC? Western Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Santech. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSantech$28.02MN/A-$740KN/AN/AWestern Digital$9.52B3.85$1.89B$5.1520.42 Which has more volatility and risk, STEC or WDC? Santech has a beta of -1.23, indicating that its stock price is 223% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate STEC or WDC? Western Digital has a consensus target price of $86.95, suggesting a potential downside of 17.31%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Western Digital is more favorable than Santech.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Santech 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Western Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Does the media refer more to STEC or WDC? In the previous week, Western Digital had 45 more articles in the media than Santech. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Western Digital and 0 mentions for Santech. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Santech's score of 0.00 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Santech Neutral Western Digital Positive SummaryWestern Digital beats Santech on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STEC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart STEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSantechTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$2.98B$26.62B$10.29BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.74%4.60%P/E RatioN/A25.2727.3526.96Price / SalesN/A59.61730.63127.44Price / CashN/A45.8027.2460.63Price / BookN/A7.947.816.37Net Income-$740K$34.56M$198.32M$271.46M Santech Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STECSantechN/A$1.55+2.0%N/A+244.6%$0.00$28.02M0.002,905Gap DownWDCWestern Digital4.3016 of 5 stars$94.54+1.3%$80.50-14.9%+53.2%$32.55B$9.52B18.3640,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNTAPNetApp4.2165 of 5 stars$123.12+1.6%$124.07+0.8%+4.1%$24.19B$6.59B21.7511,700Positive NewsSYNASynaptics3.5166 of 5 stars$69.92-0.9%$91.33+30.6%-5.5%$2.73B$1.07B-57.781,700Analyst UpgradeGap UpIMMRImmersion2.8361 of 5 stars$6.94-2.7%$12.25+76.5%-20.0%$230.99M$33.92M2.5020OCFTOneConnect Financial Technology0.8367 of 5 stars$7.14-1.3%$7.98+11.8%+464.6%$0.00$312.73M-2.751,937WAFUWah Fu Education Group1.5852 of 5 stars$1.49-3.9%N/A-6.1%$0.00$6.19M0.00150Positive NewsAPPAppLovin2.93 of 5 stars$558.17+2.0%$482.86-13.5%+390.7%$185.04B$4.71B79.291,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSYMSymbotic1.6016 of 5 stars$48.48+1.8%$43.44-10.4%+97.0%$28.10B$1.82B-692.471,650Positive NewsInsider TradeFUTUFutu3.8465 of 5 stars$188.08+0.2%$190.43+1.2%+189.8%$26.11B$1.75B26.093,343Positive NewsGENGen Digital4.677 of 5 stars$29.47-1.5%$36.50+23.9%+8.3%$18.42B$3.94B30.383,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WDC Competitors NTAP Competitors SYNA Competitors IMMR Competitors OCFT Competitors WAFU Competitors APP Competitors SYM Competitors FUTU Competitors GEN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STEC) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredRecession Risk: 90% — Are Your Savings Ready?Moody's latest report shows one-third of U.S. economic activity is already in recession or at high risk.Lear Capital | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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