Logitech International (LOGI) Competitors

Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Is LOGI or HPQ a better dividend stock?

Logitech International pays an annual dividend of $0.5220 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. HP pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Logitech International pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HP pays out 41.4% 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. Logitech International has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and HP has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LOGI or HPQ?

HP has higher revenue and earnings than Logitech International. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Logitech International, 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
Logitech International	$4.55B	3.05	$612.14M	$4.15	21.17
HP	$53.88B	0.51	$2.78B	$2.78	10.48

Do analysts prefer LOGI or HPQ?

Logitech International currently has a consensus price target of $85.71, indicating a potential downside of 2.44%. HP has a consensus price target of $33.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.59%. Given HP's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HP is more favorable than Logitech International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Logitech International	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LOGI or HPQ?

45.8% of Logitech International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Logitech International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of HP shares are held 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.

Is LOGI or HPQ more profitable?

Logitech International has a net margin of 14.38% compared to HP's net margin of 5.18%. Logitech International's return on equity of 30.53% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Logitech International	14.38%	30.53%	18.10%
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%

Which has more risk and volatility, LOGI or HPQ?

Logitech International has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HP has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LOGI or HPQ?

In the previous week, HP had 7 more articles in the media than Logitech International. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for HP and 19 mentions for Logitech International. Logitech International's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat HP's score of 1.13 indicating that Logitech International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Logitech International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HP	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LOGI or HPQ?

HP received 1124 more outperform votes than Logitech International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.44% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 54.58% of users gave Logitech International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Logitech International	Outperform Votes 381 54.58%	Underperform Votes 317 45.42%
HP	Outperform Votes 1505 60.44%	Underperform Votes 985 39.56%

Summary

HP beats Logitech International on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.