Seagate Technology (STX) Competitors

Applied Materials has a net margin of 30.05% compared to Seagate Technology's net margin of 26.11%. Seagate Technology's return on equity of 369.98% beat Applied Materials' return on equity.

Seagate Technology has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Seagate Technology. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seagate Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 11 more articles in the media than Seagate Technology. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Applied Materials and 48 mentions for Seagate Technology. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.80 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Seagate Technology presently has a consensus price target of $986.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.77%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $658.45, suggesting a potential upside of 44.24%. Given Applied Materials' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Seagate Technology.

Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Seagate Technology pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 18.3% 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 and Applied Materials has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lam Research has a net margin of 31.27% compared to Seagate Technology's net margin of 26.11%. Seagate Technology's return on equity of 369.98% beat Lam Research's return on equity.

Lam Research has higher revenue and earnings than Seagate Technology. Lam Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seagate Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Lam Research currently has a consensus price target of $361.81, suggesting a potential upside of 21.32%. Seagate Technology has a consensus price target of $986.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.77%. Given Lam Research's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lam Research is more favorable than Seagate Technology.

84.6% of Lam Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lam Research pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seagate Technology pays out 21.3% 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. Lam Research has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Seagate Technology has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Lam Research is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Lam Research had 9 more articles in the media than Seagate Technology. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Lam Research and 48 mentions for Seagate Technology. Lam Research's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.80 indicating that Lam Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Lam Research has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the broader market.

80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Micron Technology 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Micron Technology has a net margin of 55.91% compared to Seagate Technology's net margin of 26.11%. Seagate Technology's return on equity of 369.98% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.

Micron Technology has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the broader market.

Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Micron Technology pays out 1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seagate Technology pays out 21.3% 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.

Micron Technology currently has a consensus price target of $1,295.63, suggesting a potential upside of 32.85%. Seagate Technology has a consensus price target of $986.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.77%. Given Micron Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than Seagate Technology.

Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Seagate Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seagate Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Micron Technology had 158 more articles in the media than Seagate Technology. MarketBeat recorded 206 mentions for Micron Technology and 48 mentions for Seagate Technology. Micron Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.80 indicating that Micron Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Teradyne pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Teradyne pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seagate Technology pays out 21.3% 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. Teradyne has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Seagate Technology has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Seagate Technology has a net margin of 26.11% compared to Teradyne's net margin of 25.77%. Seagate Technology's return on equity of 369.98% beat Teradyne's return on equity.

Teradyne has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seagate Technology has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the broader market.

99.8% of Teradyne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Teradyne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Seagate Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Teradyne. Teradyne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seagate Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Teradyne currently has a consensus price target of $396.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.50%. Seagate Technology has a consensus price target of $986.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.77%. Given Seagate Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Seagate Technology is more favorable than Teradyne.

In the previous week, Seagate Technology had 26 more articles in the media than Teradyne. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Seagate Technology and 22 mentions for Teradyne. Teradyne's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.80 indicating that Teradyne is being referred to more favorably in the media.