NetApp (NTAP) Competitors $104.27 +1.58 (+1.54%) Closing price 06/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$104.44 +0.17 (+0.17%) As of 06/23/2025 07:26 PM 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. WDC, SYNA, IMMR, IVAC, STX, PSTG, QMCO, NTES, CDNS, and DELLShould you be buying NetApp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NetApp include Western Digital (WDC), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), Intevac (IVAC), Seagate Technology (STX), Pure Storage (PSTG), Quantum (QMCO), NetEase (NTES), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), and Dell Technologies (DELL). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. NetApp vs. Its Competitors Western Digital Synaptics Immersion Intevac Seagate Technology Pure Storage Quantum NetEase Cadence Design Systems Dell Technologies Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) and NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend WDC or NTAP? Western Digital currently has a consensus price target of $63.79, suggesting a potential upside of 5.65%. NetApp has a consensus price target of $117.79, suggesting a potential upside of 12.96%. Given NetApp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NetApp is more favorable than Western Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Western Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86NetApp 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Does the media favor WDC or NTAP? In the previous week, NetApp had 4 more articles in the media than Western Digital. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for NetApp and 18 mentions for Western Digital. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Western Digital's score of 0.43 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Western Digital 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NetApp 10 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WDC or NTAP a better dividend stock? Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Western Digital pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NetApp pays out 36.6% 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. NetApp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WDC or NTAP? 92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of NetApp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Western Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of NetApp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is WDC or NTAP more profitable? NetApp has a net margin of 18.05% compared to Western Digital's net margin of 13.33%. NetApp's return on equity of 126.96% beat Western Digital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Digital13.33% 20.58% 9.01% NetApp 18.05%126.96%12.84% Does the MarketBeat Community favor WDC or NTAP? Western Digital received 941 more outperform votes than NetApp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.96% of users gave Western Digital an outperform vote while only 53.32% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestern DigitalOutperform Votes209073.96% Underperform Votes73626.04% NetAppOutperform Votes114953.32% Underperform Votes100646.68% Which has more risk & volatility, WDC or NTAP? Western Digital has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetApp has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WDC or NTAP? NetApp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Western Digital. Western Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetApp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Digital$13.00B1.62-$798M$5.2811.44NetApp$6.57B3.18$1.19B$5.6818.36 SummaryNetApp beats Western Digital on 13 of the 21 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$20.58B$9.74B$26.48B$8.55BDividend Yield2.03%1.35%2.96%4.23%P/E Ratio18.3635.0534.8519.27Price / Sales3.182.343,483.51104.77Price / Cash14.1534.1333.0226.73Price / Book20.099.626.825.66Net Income$1.19B$183.90M$778.09M$248.36M7 Day Performance1.04%3.93%3.26%0.66%1 Month Performance6.40%5.74%5.78%3.66%1 Year Performance-17.49%-11.56%52,167.59%14.80% NetApp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTAPNetApp4.9463 of 5 stars$104.27+1.5%$117.79+13.0%-18.3%$20.58B$6.57B18.3611,700Analyst RevisionWDCWestern Digital4.244 of 5 stars$57.41+3.1%$63.37+10.4%-20.3%$20.03B$15.61B13.6765,000SYNASynaptics3.8282 of 5 stars$63.71+3.5%$93.75+47.2%-29.1%$2.46B$1.04B15.061,780Positive NewsIMMRImmersion3.5953 of 5 stars$7.90+3.5%$12.25+55.1%-25.4%$255.93M$163.13M2.8220Positive NewsIVACIntevacN/A$4.00-0.1%N/A+2.2%$108.54M$63.98M-12.11170STXSeagate Technology4.6412 of 5 stars$131.04+3.0%$119.42-8.9%+29.1%$27.81B$8.54B23.9640,000PSTGPure Storage4.7288 of 5 stars$51.640.0%$69.95+35.4%-17.4%$16.84B$3.25B135.914,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeQMCOQuantum2.4582 of 5 stars$10.60+6.6%$19.00+79.2%-7.6%$73.67M$285.87M0.00900Gap UpNTESNetEase3.8299 of 5 stars$131.08+1.3%$119.38-8.9%+45.2%$83.05B$107.27B20.5832,100Positive NewsCDNSCadence Design Systems4.6419 of 5 stars$300.81+0.3%$325.23+8.1%-7.8%$82.13B$4.87B77.9310,200Positive NewsDELLDell Technologies4.9816 of 5 stars$113.63+3.7%$138.00+21.4%-18.6%$79.30B$96.70B20.08133,000Dividend AnnouncementInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Western Digital Competitors Synaptics Competitors Immersion Competitors Intevac Competitors Seagate Technology Competitors Pure Storage Competitors Quantum Competitors NetEase Competitors Cadence Design Systems Competitors Dell Technologies 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 6/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIsrael-Iran WAR Could Destroy Trump's PresidencyThe missiles are already flying. 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