STX vs. WDC, ANET, DELL, HPE, SMCI, PSTG, HPQ, NATL, DBD, and VYX
Should you be buying Seagate Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seagate Technology include Western Digital (WDC), Arista Networks (ANET), Dell Technologies (DELL), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Pure Storage (PSTG), HP (HPQ), NCR Atleos (NATL), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), and NCR Voyix (VYX).
Seagate Technology vs. Its Competitors
Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) and Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, Seagate Technology had 19 more articles in the media than Western Digital. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Seagate Technology and 39 mentions for Western Digital. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Seagate Technology's score of 1.08 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Western Digital presently has a consensus target price of $105.65, indicating a potential downside of 16.28%. Seagate Technology has a consensus target price of $229.40, indicating a potential upside of 1.77%. Given Seagate Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Seagate Technology is more favorable than Western Digital.
Western Digital has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Seagate Technology has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Western Digital's net margin of 14.13%. Western Digital's return on equity of 24.93% beat Seagate Technology's return on equity.
Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Western Digital pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seagate Technology pays out 42.5% 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. Seagate Technology has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Seagate Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Western Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Seagate Technology. Western Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seagate Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Western Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are owned 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.
Summary
Seagate Technology beats Western Digital on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:STX) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff