This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Santech (STEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STEC vs. WDC, NTAP, SNDK, SYNA, IMMR, OCFT, WAFU, APP, SYM, and FUTUShould you be buying Santech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Santech include Western Digital (WDC), NetApp (NTAP), Sandisk (SNDK), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), OneConnect Financial Technology (OCFT), Wah Fu Education Group (WAFU), AppLovin (APP), Symbotic (SYM), and Futu (FUTU). Santech vs. Its Competitors Western Digital NetApp Sandisk Synaptics Immersion OneConnect Financial Technology Wah Fu Education Group AppLovin Symbotic Futu Santech (NASDAQ:STEC) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in STEC or WDC? 92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Santech shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Western Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate STEC or WDC? Western Digital has a consensus target price of $109.84, indicating a potential downside of 15.13%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Digital is more favorable than Santech.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Santech 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Western Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 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 more volatility and risk, STEC or WDC? Santech has a beta of -1.02, meaning that its stock price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to STEC or WDC? In the previous week, Western Digital had 19 more articles in the media than Santech. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Western Digital and 1 mentions for Santech. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.92 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 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$9.52B4.66$1.89B$5.1525.13 SummaryWestern Digital beats Santech on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Santech News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$3.21B$26.96B$10.81BDividend YieldN/A1.70%2.84%4.80%P/E RatioN/A27.2623.9730.99Price / SalesN/A59.01887.70133.64Price / CashN/A56.2630.9661.86Price / BookN/A7.387.746.61Net Income-$740K$27.08M$197.91M$277.10M Santech Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STECSantechN/A$1.21+6.6%N/A+23.0%$0.00$28.02M0.002,905Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Gap DownWDCWestern Digital4.3968 of 5 stars$121.41-0.1%$108.85-10.3%+86.4%$41.66B$9.52B23.5740,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpNTAPNetApp4.2814 of 5 stars$119.08+1.6%$122.40+2.8%-2.3%$23.40B$6.59B21.0411,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSNDKSandisk0.8625 of 5 stars$149.29+0.8%$92.69-37.9%N/A$21.67B$7.36B0.0011,000Analyst ForecastGap UpSYNASynaptics3.4907 of 5 stars$72.15-0.6%$89.00+23.4%-1.3%$2.81B$1.07B-59.631,700Analyst ForecastIMMRImmersion2.793 of 5 stars$7.08+1.1%$12.25+73.0%-19.7%$226.77M$33.92M2.5520OCFTOneConnect Financial Technology0.3334 of 5 stars$7.65+0.6%$7.98+4.3%+217.1%$0.00$312.73M-2.951,937Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WAFUWah Fu Education Group1.8705 of 5 stars$1.80-5.8%N/A-11.2%$0.00$6.19M0.00150Negative NewsAPPAppLovin2.6183 of 5 stars$552.64-2.4%$600.59+8.7%+283.6%$191.43B$4.71B78.501,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpSYMSymbotic1.4857 of 5 stars$69.89-0.8%$44.61-36.2%+137.4%$41.62B$1.82B-998.291,650News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFUTUFutu3.9685 of 5 stars$169.21+0.8%$190.43+12.5%+92.7%$23.35B$1.75B23.473,343Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WDC Competitors NTAP Competitors SNDK Competitors SYNA Competitors IMMR Competitors OCFT Competitors WAFU Competitors APP Competitors SYM Competitors FUTU 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 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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