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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Do analysts prefer HPQ or SGI?

HP presently has a consensus target price of $33.83, indicating a potential upside of 30.68%. Silicon Graphics International has a consensus target price of $66.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.66%. Given HP's higher possible 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Silicon Graphics International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to HPQ or SGI?

In the previous week, HP had 25 more articles in the media than Silicon Graphics International. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for HP and 0 mentions for Silicon Graphics International. HP's average media sentiment score of 0.98 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	Positive
Silicon Graphics International	Neutral

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

77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Silicon Graphics International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & 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	$53.88B	0.45	$2.78B	$2.78	9.31
Silicon Graphics International	$4.93B	2.18	$368.10M	$2.16	28.70

Which has more volatility & risk, HPQ or SGI?

HP has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicon Graphics International has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HPQ or SGI?

HP received 1267 more outperform votes than Silicon Graphics International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.10% of users gave Silicon Graphics International an outperform vote while only 60.47% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HP	Outperform Votes 1504 60.47%	Underperform Votes 983 39.53%
Silicon Graphics International	Outperform Votes 237 69.10%	Underperform Votes 106 30.90%

Is HPQ or SGI a better dividend stock?

HP pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Silicon Graphics International pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. HP pays out 41.4% 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. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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%

Summary

Silicon Graphics International beats HP on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.