This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. STEC (STEC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock STEC vs. NTAP, WDC, SYNA, IMMR, IVAC, KKR, BX, BAM, APO, and ARESShould you be buying STEC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STEC include NetApp (NTAP), Western Digital (WDC), Synaptics (SYNA), Immersion (IMMR), Intevac (IVAC), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Blackstone (BX), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Apollo Global Management (APO), and Ares Management (ARES). STEC vs. NetApp Western Digital Synaptics Immersion Intevac KKR & Co. Inc. Blackstone Brookfield Asset Management Apollo Global Management Ares Management STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) and NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STEC or NTAP? NetApp received 1088 more outperform votes than STEC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.32% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote while only 43.26% of users gave STEC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSTECOutperform Votes6143.26% Underperform Votes8056.74% NetAppOutperform Votes114953.32% Underperform Votes100646.68% Which has more volatility and risk, STEC or NTAP? STEC has a beta of -1.13, suggesting that its share price is 213% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NetApp has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to STEC or NTAP? In the previous week, NetApp had 64 more articles in the media than STEC. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for NetApp and 0 mentions for STEC. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat STEC's score of 0.00 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment STEC Neutral NetApp Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STEC or NTAP? NetApp has higher revenue and earnings than STEC. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTEC$301.28MN/A$18.71MN/AN/ANetApp$6.57B3.21$986M$5.6818.27 Do analysts prefer STEC or NTAP? NetApp has a consensus target price of $117.79, indicating a potential upside of 13.52%. Given NetApp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NetApp is more favorable than STEC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STEC 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00NetApp 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Is STEC or NTAP more profitable? NetApp has a net margin of 17.78% compared to STEC's net margin of 0.00%. NetApp's return on equity of 123.63% beat STEC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STECN/A N/A N/A NetApp 17.78%123.63%13.03% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STEC or NTAP? 92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of STEC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of NetApp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNetApp beats STEC on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get STEC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 STEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSTECInvestment advice IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$11.35B$14.23B$8.57BDividend YieldN/A24.43%2.65%4.19%P/E RatioN/A39.5233.6419.94Price / SalesN/A7.71352.66136.20Price / Cash0.3917.7130.9334.64Price / BookN/A3.725.474.63Net Income$18.71M$419.40M$195.18M$247.95M STEC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STECSTECN/A$0.96+2.7%N/AN/A$0.00$301.28M0.002,905Gap UpNTAPNetApp4.7914 of 5 stars$102.52+3.8%$119.27+16.3%-12.8%$20.85B$6.57B18.8512,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWDCWestern Digital4.7331 of 5 stars$53.42+2.4%$64.95+21.6%-26.4%$18.64B$15.61B12.7265,000Analyst ForecastSYNASynaptics3.8827 of 5 stars$62.65+5.7%$93.75+49.6%-31.5%$2.41B$1.04B14.811,780Gap DownIMMRImmersion3.641 of 5 stars$7.67+3.2%$12.25+59.7%-21.7%$248.48M$163.13M2.7420News CoveragePositive NewsIVACIntevacN/A$4.00-0.1%N/A+3.2%$108.54M$63.98M-12.11170KKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9342 of 5 stars$120.66-1.0%$149.43+23.8%+18.9%$107.46B$15.09B36.233,240Positive NewsInsider TradeBXBlackstone4.7404 of 5 stars$139.38+0.4%$155.65+11.7%+16.6%$101.70B$10.71B38.404,700Positive NewsBAMBrookfield Asset Management3.8011 of 5 stars$56.90+1.4%$59.15+4.0%+44.9%$91.75B$543M43.112,400News CoveragePositive NewsAPOApollo Global Management4.7037 of 5 stars$131.10+0.4%$159.00+21.3%+14.5%$74.92B$24.62B17.932,540Trending NewsARESAres Management4.7228 of 5 stars$168.11+0.8%$174.94+4.1%+25.0%$54.90B$4.27B82.812,550Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTAP Competitors WDC Competitors SYNA Competitors IMMR Competitors IVAC Competitors KKR Competitors BX Competitors BAM Competitors APO Competitors ARES 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:STEC) was last updated on 6/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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