SanDisk (SNDK) Competitors

SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) and NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) are both companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer SNDK or NTAP?

In the previous week, NetApp had 19 more articles in the media than SanDisk. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for NetApp and 4 mentions for SanDisk. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat SanDisk's score of 0.00 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SanDisk	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NetApp	12 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SNDK or NTAP more profitable?

NetApp has a net margin of 17.78% compared to SanDisk's net margin of 0.00%. NetApp's return on equity of 123.63% beat SanDisk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SanDisk	N/A	N/A	N/A
NetApp	17.78%	123.63%	13.03%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNDK or NTAP?

SanDisk received 65 more outperform votes than NetApp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.75% of users gave SanDisk an outperform vote while only 53.32% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SanDisk	Outperform Votes 1214 73.75%	Underperform Votes 432 26.25%
NetApp	Outperform Votes 1149 53.32%	Underperform Votes 1006 46.68%

Do analysts prefer SNDK or NTAP?

SanDisk presently has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.41%. NetApp has a consensus target price of $117.79, suggesting a potential upside of 17.21%. Given SanDisk's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SanDisk is more favorable than NetApp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SanDisk	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
NetApp	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SNDK or NTAP?

92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SNDK or NTAP?

NetApp has higher revenue and earnings than SanDisk.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SanDisk	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NetApp	$6.57B	3.06	$986M	$5.68	17.69

Is SNDK or NTAP a better dividend stock?

SanDisk pays an annual dividend of $0.30 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 2.1%. NetApp pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NetApp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. NetApp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

NetApp beats SanDisk on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.