Immersion (IMMR) Competitors

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, IMMR or WDC?

Immersion has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IMMR or WDC a better dividend stock?

Immersion pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Immersion pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Digital pays out 7.8% 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. Immersion is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IMMR or WDC?

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Immersion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Western Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IMMR or WDC more profitable?

Western Digital has a net margin of 14.13% compared to Immersion's net margin of 7.31%. Western Digital's return on equity of 24.93% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immersion	7.31%	21.53%	8.75%
Western Digital	14.13%	24.93%	10.59%

Do analysts recommend IMMR or WDC?

Immersion currently has a consensus target price of $12.25, suggesting a potential upside of 79.49%. Western Digital has a consensus target price of $81.89, suggesting a potential downside of 16.22%. Given Immersion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Immersion is more favorable than Western Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immersion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Western Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IMMR or WDC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Immersion	$163.13M	1.36	$90.06M	$2.78	2.46
Western Digital	$9.52B	3.58	$1.89B	$5.15	18.98

Does the media prefer IMMR or WDC?

In the previous week, Western Digital had 36 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Western Digital and 9 mentions for Immersion. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Western Digital's score of 0.91 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Immersion	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Western Digital	23 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Western Digital beats Immersion on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.