Sandisk (SNDK) Competitors

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SNDK vs. WDC, NTAP, SYNA, IMMR, and APP

Should you buy Sandisk stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Sandisk with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Sandisk include Western Digital (WDC), NetApp (NTAP), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), and AppLovin (APP).

How does Sandisk compare to Western Digital?

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both large-cap computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Sandisk presently has a consensus target price of $1,065.81, indicating a potential downside of 24.34%. Western Digital has a consensus target price of $395.83, indicating a potential downside of 17.49%. Given Western Digital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Digital is more favorable than Sandisk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandisk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Western Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Western Digital has a net margin of 55.29% compared to Sandisk's net margin of 34.19%. Sandisk's return on equity of 44.06% beat Western Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandisk	34.19%	44.06%	33.63%
Western Digital	55.29%	42.95%	20.37%

Sandisk has a beta of 4.82, meaning that its stock price is 382% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Western Digital had 23 more articles in the media than Sandisk. MarketBeat recorded 91 mentions for Western Digital and 68 mentions for Sandisk. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Sandisk's score of 0.79 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sandisk	31 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Western Digital	53 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sandisk shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Western Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Western Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Sandisk. Western Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandisk, 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
Sandisk	$7.36B	28.36	-$1.64B	$28.77	48.96
Western Digital	$9.52B	17.37	$1.89B	$16.75	28.64

Summary

Sandisk beats Western Digital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sandisk compare to NetApp?

NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) and Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) are both large-cap computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

NetApp has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sandisk has a beta of 4.82, meaning that its stock price is 382% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Sandisk had 57 more articles in the media than NetApp. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Sandisk and 11 mentions for NetApp. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Sandisk's score of 0.79 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetApp	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sandisk	31 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

NetApp currently has a consensus target price of $122.64, suggesting a potential upside of 6.55%. Sandisk has a consensus target price of $1,065.81, suggesting a potential downside of 24.34%. Given NetApp's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe NetApp is more favorable than Sandisk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetApp	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Sandisk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sandisk 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.

Sandisk has a net margin of 34.19% compared to NetApp's net margin of 18.07%. NetApp's return on equity of 118.11% beat Sandisk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetApp	18.07%	118.11%	12.25%
Sandisk	34.19%	44.06%	33.63%

NetApp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sandisk. NetApp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandisk, 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
NetApp	$6.57B	3.46	$1.19B	$5.98	19.25
Sandisk	$7.36B	28.36	-$1.64B	$28.77	48.96

Summary

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

How does Sandisk compare to Synaptics?

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Sandisk presently has a consensus target price of $1,065.81, suggesting a potential downside of 24.34%. Synaptics has a consensus target price of $114.18, suggesting a potential downside of 1.97%. Given Synaptics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Synaptics is more favorable than Sandisk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandisk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Synaptics	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Sandisk has a net margin of 34.19% compared to Synaptics' net margin of -4.10%. Sandisk's return on equity of 44.06% beat Synaptics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandisk	34.19%	44.06%	33.63%
Synaptics	-4.10%	4.32%	2.33%

Synaptics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sandisk. Synaptics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandisk, 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
Sandisk	$7.36B	28.36	-$1.64B	$28.77	48.96
Synaptics	$1.07B	4.19	-$47.80M	-$1.24	N/A

In the previous week, Sandisk had 42 more articles in the media than Synaptics. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Sandisk and 26 mentions for Synaptics. Sandisk's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Synaptics' score of 0.62 indicating that Sandisk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sandisk	31 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synaptics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Sandisk has a beta of 4.82, suggesting that its share price is 382% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Synaptics has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

99.4% of Synaptics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sandisk shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Synaptics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sandisk beats Synaptics on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sandisk compare to Immersion?

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Sandisk has a beta of 4.82, meaning that its share price is 382% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Immersion has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sandisk shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Immersion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Sandisk had 60 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Sandisk and 8 mentions for Immersion. Sandisk's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Immersion's score of 0.68 indicating that Sandisk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sandisk	31 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Immersion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Immersion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sandisk. Immersion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandisk, 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
Sandisk	$7.36B	28.36	-$1.64B	$28.77	48.96
Immersion	$1.56B	0.13	$64.28M	$0.80	7.91

Sandisk presently has a consensus target price of $1,065.81, suggesting a potential downside of 24.34%. Immersion has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 113.44%. Given Immersion's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than Sandisk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandisk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Immersion	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Sandisk has a net margin of 34.19% compared to Immersion's net margin of -0.97%. Sandisk's return on equity of 44.06% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandisk	34.19%	44.06%	33.63%
Immersion	-0.97%	-4.54%	-1.97%

Summary

Sandisk beats Immersion on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sandisk compare to AppLovin?

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) and Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

AppLovin has a beta of 2.37, meaning that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sandisk has a beta of 4.82, meaning that its stock price is 382% more volatile than the broader market.

AppLovin has a net margin of 64.29% compared to Sandisk's net margin of 34.19%. AppLovin's return on equity of 219.37% beat Sandisk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppLovin	64.29%	219.37%	57.43%
Sandisk	34.19%	44.06%	33.63%

41.8% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sandisk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AppLovin currently has a consensus target price of $664.35, suggesting a potential upside of 36.93%. Sandisk has a consensus target price of $1,065.81, suggesting a potential downside of 24.34%. Given AppLovin's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AppLovin is more favorable than Sandisk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppLovin	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Sandisk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

In the previous week, AppLovin had 13 more articles in the media than Sandisk. MarketBeat recorded 81 mentions for AppLovin and 68 mentions for Sandisk. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Sandisk's score of 0.79 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AppLovin	39 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sandisk	31 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

AppLovin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sandisk. AppLovin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandisk, 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
AppLovin	$6.16B	26.55	$3.33B	$11.64	41.68
Sandisk	$7.36B	28.36	-$1.64B	$28.77	48.96

Summary

AppLovin beats Sandisk on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SNDK vs. The Competition

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Metric	Sandisk	Technology Services Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$208.12B	$3.80B	$6.34B	$12.04B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.99%	3.04%	5.23%
P/E Ratio	48.85	50.29	29.97	25.22
Price / Sales	28.36	49.44	440.56	74.60
Price / Cash	100.85	39.02	22.61	36.29
Price / Book	22.21	5.65	6.09	6.58
Net Income	-$1.64B	$31.15M	$200.03M	$333.40M
7 Day Performance	0.17%	-1.96%	-1.66%	-0.99%
1 Month Performance	65.38%	7.62%	4.41%	7.15%
1 Year Performance	3,632.51%	33.62%	39.12%	34.19%

Sandisk Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SNDK Sandisk	2.8207 of 5 stars	$1,416.00 -8.5%	$1,065.81 -24.7%	+4,000.6%	$209.72B	$7.36B	49.22	11,000	Trending News Insider Trade Gap Down
WDC Western Digital	3.7534 of 5 stars	$412.76 +5.6%	$320.38 -22.4%	+1,069.7%	$139.94B	$10.73B	41.40	40,000	Trending News Gap Down
NTAP NetApp	3.4821 of 5 stars	$108.65 +0.3%	$122.64 +12.9%	+26.0%	$21.44B	$6.71B	18.17	11,700	Positive News Options Volume
SYNA Synaptics	2.4783 of 5 stars	$88.54 +2.7%	$99.91 +12.8%	+111.5%	$3.43B	$1.14B	N/A	1,700	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
IMMR Immersion	3.5929 of 5 stars	$5.87 -0.8%	$13.50 +130.0%	-10.4%	$194.30M	$1.56B	7.34	20	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade

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Sandisk (SNDK) Competitors

SNDK vs. WDC, NTAP, SYNA, IMMR, and APP

How does Sandisk compare to Western Digital?

Do analysts rate SNDK or WDC?

Is SNDK or WDC more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, SNDK or WDC?

Does the media refer more to SNDK or WDC?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SNDK or WDC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SNDK or WDC?

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Does the media prefer NTAP or SNDK?

Do analysts prefer NTAP or SNDK?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NTAP or SNDK?

Is NTAP or SNDK more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NTAP or SNDK?

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How does Sandisk compare to Synaptics?

Do analysts prefer SNDK or SYNA?

Is SNDK or SYNA more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SNDK or SYNA?

Does the media favor SNDK or SYNA?

Which has more volatility & risk, SNDK or SYNA?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SNDK or SYNA?

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How does Sandisk compare to Immersion?

Which has more volatility and risk, SNDK or IMMR?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SNDK or IMMR?

Does the media refer more to SNDK or IMMR?

Which has better valuation and earnings, SNDK or IMMR?

Do analysts prefer SNDK or IMMR?

Is SNDK or IMMR more profitable?

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Which has more risk and volatility, APP or SNDK?

Is APP or SNDK more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APP or SNDK?

Do analysts rate APP or SNDK?

Does the media prefer APP or SNDK?

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