Seagate Technology (STX) Competitors

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer DELL or STX?

Dell Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $134.65, suggesting a potential upside of 46.72%. Seagate Technology has a consensus price target of $114.89, suggesting a potential upside of 26.21%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Seagate Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dell Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Seagate Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DELL or STX?

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
Dell Technologies	$95.57B	0.67	$3.21B	$6.22	14.75
Seagate Technology	$8.04B	2.40	$335M	$5.47	16.64

Which has more volatility and risk, DELL or STX?

Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DELL or STX?

In the previous week, Seagate Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Dell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Seagate Technology and 37 mentions for Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.82 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dell Technologies	25 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Seagate Technology	17 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DELL or STX?

Seagate Technology received 459 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.50% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.73% of users gave Seagate Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dell Technologies	Outperform Votes 752 60.50%	Underperform Votes 491 39.50%
Seagate Technology	Outperform Votes 1211 58.73%	Underperform Votes 851 41.27%

Is DELL or STX 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
Dell Technologies	4.36%	-191.91%	5.88%
Seagate Technology	14.67%	-63.48%	11.88%

Is DELL or STX a better dividend stock?

Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Dell Technologies pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seagate Technology pays out 52.7% 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.

Summary

Dell Technologies and Seagate Technology tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.