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, BX, KKR, 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), Blackstone (BX), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Apollo Global Management (APO), and Ares Management (ARES). STEC vs. NetApp Western Digital Synaptics Immersion Intevac Blackstone KKR & Co. Inc. Brookfield Asset Management Apollo Global Management Ares Management NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) and STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NTAP or STEC? 92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of STEC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NTAP or STEC? NetApp presently has a consensus price target of $123.07, indicating a potential upside of 33.29%. Given NetApp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NetApp is more favorable than STEC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NetApp 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41STEC 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NTAP or STEC? NetApp has higher revenue and earnings than STEC. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNetApp$6.51B2.89$986M$5.4017.10STEC$301.28MN/A$18.71MN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, NTAP or STEC? NetApp has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STEC has a beta of -1.13, meaning that its share price is 213% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTAP or STEC? NetApp received 1086 more outperform votes than STEC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.45% of users gave NetApp an outperform vote while only 43.26% of users gave STEC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNetAppOutperform Votes114753.45% Underperform Votes99946.55% STECOutperform Votes6143.26% Underperform Votes8056.74% Is NTAP or STEC 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 NetApp17.78% 123.63% 13.03% STEC N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to NTAP or STEC? In the previous week, NetApp had 28 more articles in the media than STEC. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for NetApp and 0 mentions for STEC. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat STEC's score of 0.00 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment NetApp Positive STEC Neutral 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$10.86B$22.34B$8.03BDividend YieldN/A24.56%2.58%4.23%P/E RatioN/A37.3731.3118.87Price / SalesN/A7.85174.75106.84Price / Cash0.3917.7131.5134.62Price / BookN/A3.695.194.34Net Income$18.71M$411.75M$195.08M$248.06M STEC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STECSTECN/A$1.00+38.9%N/AN/A$0.00$301.28M0.002,905Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeNTAPNetApp4.9339 of 5 stars$81.68-1.1%$125.07+53.1%-9.6%$16.61B$6.51B15.0112,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑WDCWestern Digital4.9626 of 5 stars$35.96-1.5%$73.68+104.9%-35.9%$12.51B$15.60B8.5665,000Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpSYNASynaptics4.154 of 5 stars$48.95-0.2%$95.00+94.1%-34.6%$1.92B$1.01B11.571,780Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpIMMRImmersion3.5639 of 5 stars$6.95-1.7%$12.25+76.3%+2.1%$229.04M$163.13M2.4820Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpIVACIntevacN/A$4.00-0.1%N/A-5.8%$108.54M$63.98M-12.11170Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBXBlackstone4.6983 of 5 stars$120.22-7.8%$156.11+29.9%+15.7%$87.69B$10.93B33.124,700Insider TradePositive NewsGap UpKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9454 of 5 stars$98.00-5.2%$144.93+47.9%+20.4%$87.05B$21.64B29.433,240Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBAMBrookfield Asset Management3.9491 of 5 stars$47.32-2.6%$57.15+20.8%+42.0%$77.48B$482M35.852,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsAPOApollo Global Management4.7493 of 5 stars$119.62-5.6%$156.00+30.4%+20.9%$72.33B$26.11B16.362,540Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownARESAres Management4.4058 of 5 stars$137.35-2.8%$165.00+20.1%+17.0%$43.32B$3.88B67.662,550Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTAP Competitors WDC Competitors SYNA Competitors IMMR Competitors IVAC Competitors BX Competitors KKR 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 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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