NetApp (NTAP) Competitors $107.48 -0.14 (-0.13%) Closing price 07/3/2025 02:53 PM EasternExtended Trading$106.44 -1.04 (-0.97%) As of 07:00 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 Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) 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 dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, AMAT or NTAP? Applied Materials has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetApp has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMAT or NTAP? 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AMAT or NTAP 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 Applied Materials24.06% 40.15% 22.42% NetApp 18.05%126.96%12.84% Is AMAT or NTAP a better dividend stock? Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Applied Materials pays out 22.4% 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. Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and NetApp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend AMAT or NTAP? Applied Materials presently has a consensus target price of $200.76, indicating a potential upside of 5.19%. NetApp has a consensus target price of $117.79, indicating a potential upside of 9.59%. Given NetApp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NetApp is more favorable than Applied Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73NetApp 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMAT or NTAP? 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 RatioApplied Materials$27.18B5.64$7.18B$8.2223.22NetApp$6.57B3.28$1.19B$5.6818.92 Does the media prefer AMAT or NTAP? In the previous week, Applied Materials had 27 more articles in the media than NetApp. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Applied Materials and 21 mentions for NetApp. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat NetApp's score of 1.25 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Materials 36 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NetApp 13 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApplied Materials beats NetApp on 14 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$21.53B$10.51B$27.66B$9.02BDividend Yield1.94%1.28%3.13%3.99%P/E Ratio18.9237.7937.2020.25Price / Sales3.282.391,982.04119.26Price / Cash14.7837.5034.7528.59Price / Book20.7110.297.205.65Net Income$1.19B$183.90M$763.57M$249.15M7 Day Performance0.87%-2.37%1.92%2.91%1 Month Performance1.15%0.95%5.55%4.11%1 Year Performance-16.74%-11.97%52,329.18%20.98% NetApp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTAPNetApp4.6291 of 5 stars$107.48-0.1%$117.79+9.6%-16.7%$21.53B$6.57B18.9211,700Positive NewsAMATApplied Materials4.7899 of 5 stars$183.07-0.1%$200.24+9.4%-21.3%$146.91B$28.09B22.2735,700Positive NewsNVDANVIDIA4.8888 of 5 stars$157.99+0.2%$175.78+11.3%+26.6%$3.85T$130.50B50.9636,000Trending NewsZSZscaler3.7593 of 5 stars$313.94-0.4%$295.50-5.9%+56.1%$48.88B$2.55B-1,207.464,980DELLDell Technologies4.9768 of 5 stars$122.63-1.1%$138.00+12.5%-10.0%$83.25B$95.57B19.56133,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradePSTGPure Storage4.3349 of 5 stars$57.71+4.2%$69.95+21.2%-12.2%$18.86B$3.25B155.986,000Positive NewsWDCWestern Digital4.3727 of 5 stars$63.99+1.1%$63.79-0.3%-14.6%$22.32B$13.00B12.1265,000SYNASynaptics3.7402 of 5 stars$64.82+0.1%$93.75+44.6%-21.1%$2.50B$1.04B15.691,716IMMRImmersion3.4381 of 5 stars$7.88+2.6%$12.25+55.5%-16.6%$255.31M$33.92M2.8320Analyst DowngradeIVACIntevacN/A$4.00-0.1%N/A+6.5%$108.54M$63.98M-12.11170SMCISuper Micro Computer4.6152 of 5 stars$49.01+3.0%$45.63-6.9%-42.7%$29.25B$14.94B25.784,610Positive NewsGap Up 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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