NetApp (NTAP) Competitors $106.42 -0.25 (-0.23%) Closing price 07/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$106.32 -0.10 (-0.09%) As of 08:37 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NTAP vs. AMAT, NVDA, ZS, DELL, PSTG, WDC, SYNA, IMMR, IVAC, and SMCIShould you be buying NetApp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetApp include Applied Materials (AMAT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Zscaler (ZS), Dell Technologies (DELL), Pure Storage (PSTG), Western Digital (WDC), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), Intevac (IVAC), and Super Micro Computer (SMCI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. NetApp vs. Its Competitors Applied Materials NVIDIA Zscaler Dell Technologies Pure Storage Western Digital Synaptics Immersion Intevac Super Micro Computer NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Is NTAP or AMAT a better dividend stock? NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. NetApp pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 22.4% 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. NetApp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NTAP or AMAT? Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than NetApp. NetApp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNetApp$6.57B3.24$1.19B$5.6818.74Applied Materials$27.18B5.85$7.18B$8.2224.09 Which has more volatility and risk, NTAP or AMAT? NetApp has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NTAP or AMAT? NetApp presently has a consensus target price of $117.79, suggesting a potential upside of 10.68%. Applied Materials has a consensus target price of $203.65, suggesting a potential upside of 2.84%. Given NetApp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NetApp is more favorable than Applied Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NetApp 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Applied Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Is NTAP or AMAT more profitable? Applied Materials has a net margin of 24.06% compared to NetApp's net margin of 18.05%. NetApp's return on equity of 126.96% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NetApp18.05% 126.96% 12.84% Applied Materials 24.06%40.15%22.42% Do institutionals and insiders believe in NTAP or AMAT? 92.2% of NetApp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of NetApp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to NTAP or AMAT? In the previous week, Applied Materials had 49 more articles in the media than NetApp. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Applied Materials and 20 mentions for NetApp. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.15 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NetApp 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Materials 47 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApplied Materials beats NetApp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NetApp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NTAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NTAP 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 NTAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNetAppCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$21.37B$10.60B$27.70B$9.02BDividend Yield1.95%1.29%3.12%4.02%P/E Ratio18.7438.1637.2120.14Price / Sales3.242.561,915.2980.13Price / Cash14.7037.5339.0558.41Price / Book20.5010.367.305.60Net Income$1.19B$183.90M$764.92M$248.43M7 Day Performance-0.98%3.26%0.71%5.47%1 Month Performance3.69%5.64%5.24%7.87%1 Year Performance-19.05%-10.45%52,287.37%18.75% NetApp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTAPNetApp4.7956 of 5 stars$106.42-0.2%$117.79+10.7%-20.9%$21.37B$6.57B18.7411,700Positive NewsAMATApplied Materials4.7865 of 5 stars$183.07-0.1%$200.24+9.4%-22.3%$146.91B$28.09B22.2735,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNVDANVIDIA4.6852 of 5 stars$157.99+0.2%$175.78+11.3%+21.6%$3.85T$130.50B50.9636,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeZSZscaler3.7921 of 5 stars$313.94-0.4%$295.50-5.9%+50.1%$48.88B$2.55B-1,207.464,980Trending NewsDELLDell Technologies4.8573 of 5 stars$122.63-1.1%$138.00+12.5%-12.2%$83.25B$95.57B19.56133,000Trending NewsPSTGPure Storage4.4791 of 5 stars$57.71+4.2%$69.95+21.2%-14.9%$18.86B$3.25B155.986,000WDCWestern Digital4.4865 of 5 stars$63.99+1.1%$63.79-0.3%-18.9%$22.32B$13.00B12.1265,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSYNASynaptics3.603 of 5 stars$64.82+0.1%$93.75+44.6%-22.1%$2.50B$1.04B15.691,716IMMRImmersion3.7109 of 5 stars$7.88+2.6%$12.25+55.5%-23.2%$255.31M$33.92M2.8320Dividend AnnouncementIVACIntevacN/A$4.00-0.1%N/A-0.9%$108.54M$63.98M-12.11170SMCISuper Micro Computer4.4725 of 5 stars$49.01+3.0%$45.63-6.9%-44.0%$29.25B$14.94B25.784,610Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Materials Competitors NVIDIA Competitors Zscaler Competitors Dell Technologies Competitors Pure Storage Competitors Western Digital Competitors Synaptics Competitors Immersion Competitors Intevac Competitors Super Micro Computer 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:NTAP) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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