Silicon Graphics International (SGI) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HPQ or SGI?

77.5% of HP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HPQ or SGI?

HP has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Graphics International has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HPQ or SGI?

HP presently has a consensus target price of $29.54, indicating a potential upside of 18.74%. Silicon Graphics International has a consensus target price of $70.20, indicating a potential upside of 7.90%. Given HP's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe HP is more favorable than Silicon Graphics International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Silicon Graphics International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to HPQ or SGI?

In the previous week, HP had 80 more articles in the media than Silicon Graphics International. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for HP and 0 mentions for Silicon Graphics International. HP's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Silicon Graphics International's score of 0.00 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HP	Neutral
Silicon Graphics International	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, HPQ or SGI?

HP has higher revenue and earnings than Silicon Graphics International. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicon Graphics 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
HP	$54.30B	0.43	$2.78B	$2.59	9.61
Silicon Graphics International	$4.93B	2.29	$368.10M	$2.16	30.12

Is HPQ or SGI more profitable?

Silicon Graphics International has a net margin of 7.79% compared to HP's net margin of 5.18%. Silicon Graphics International's return on equity of 97.77% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%
Silicon Graphics International	7.79%	97.77%	9.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HPQ or SGI?

HP received 1267 more outperform votes than Silicon Graphics International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.28% of users gave Silicon Graphics International an outperform vote while only 60.24% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HP	Outperform Votes 1506 60.24%	Underperform Votes 994 39.76%
Silicon Graphics International	Outperform Votes 239 69.28%	Underperform Votes 106 30.72%

Is HPQ or SGI a better dividend stock?

HP pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Silicon Graphics International pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. HP pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silicon Graphics International pays out 24.1% 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. HP has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Silicon Graphics International has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Silicon Graphics International beats HP on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.