STX vs. DELL, SMCI, HPE, HPQ, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, DBD, VYX, and ATEN
Should you be buying Seagate Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seagate Technology include Dell Technologies (DELL), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), HP (HPQ), Pure Storage (PSTG), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), and A10 Networks (ATEN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Seagate Technology vs. Its Competitors
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 47 more articles in the media than Seagate Technology. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Dell Technologies and 22 mentions for Seagate Technology. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.95 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Seagate Technology pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Dell Technologies has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
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.
92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Dell Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Seagate Technology has a net margin of 17.49% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.63%. Seagate Technology's return on equity of -105.02% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.
Seagate Technology currently has a consensus target price of $119.42, indicating a potential downside of 17.26%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.53%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Seagate Technology.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats Seagate Technology on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:STX) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
