STX vs. WDC, DELL, HPE, HPQ, PSTG, SMCI, NATL, DBD, PAR, and VYX
Should you be buying Seagate Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seagate Technology include Western Digital (WDC), Dell Technologies (DELL), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), HP (HPQ), Pure Storage (PSTG), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), NCR Atleos (NATL), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), PAR Technology (PAR), 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Western Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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 presently has a consensus price target of $86.44, suggesting a potential downside of 15.57%. Seagate Technology has a consensus price target of $160.89, suggesting a potential downside of 23.79%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Digital is more favorable than Seagate Technology.
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 has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Western Digital had 1 more articles in the media than Seagate Technology. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Western Digital and 38 mentions for Seagate Technology. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.98 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Western Digital beats Seagate Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:STX) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff