Seagate Technology (STX) Competitors

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) 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 analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STX or DELL?

92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer STX or DELL?

Seagate Technology currently has a consensus target price of $119.42, suggesting a potential downside of 5.75%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $138.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.68%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Seagate Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seagate Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Dell Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Is STX or DELL more profitable?

Seagate Technology has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Seagate Technology's return on equity of -63.48% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seagate Technology	14.67%	-63.48%	11.88%
Dell Technologies	4.36%	-191.91%	5.88%

Which has more risk & volatility, STX or DELL?

Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STX or DELL a better dividend stock?

Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Seagate Technology pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 33.5% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Dell Technologies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STX or DELL?

Seagate Technology received 456 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.72% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.73% of users gave Seagate Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seagate Technology	Outperform Votes 1218 58.73%	Underperform Votes 856 41.27%
Dell Technologies	Outperform Votes 762 60.72%	Underperform Votes 493 39.28%

Does the media prefer STX or DELL?

In the previous week, Seagate Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Dell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Seagate Technology and 33 mentions for Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.57 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seagate Technology	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dell Technologies	20 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, STX or DELL?

Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Seagate Technology. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seagate Technology, 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
Seagate Technology	$8.54B	3.15	$335M	$6.92	18.31
Dell Technologies	$96.70B	0.81	$3.21B	$6.27	17.94

Summary

Seagate Technology beats Dell Technologies on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.