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DELL vs. ANET, HPQ, HPE, SMCI, STX, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, DBD, and ATEN

Should you be buying Dell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dell Technologies include Arista Networks (ANET), HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Seagate Technology (STX), Pure Storage (PSTG), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), and A10 Networks (ATEN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Dell Technologies vs.

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Arista Networks received 575 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.51% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Dell TechnologiesOutperform Votes
752
60.50%
Underperform Votes
491
39.50%
Arista NetworksOutperform Votes
1327
74.51%
Underperform Votes
454
25.49%

Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.72% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 29.91% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dell Technologies4.36% -191.91% 5.88%
Arista Networks 40.72%29.91%21.67%

76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dell Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $134.65, suggesting a potential upside of 46.72%. Arista Networks has a consensus target price of $106.43, suggesting a potential upside of 29.27%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Arista Networks.

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
Arista Networks
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

In the previous week, Arista Networks had 21 more articles in the media than Dell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Arista Networks and 35 mentions for Dell Technologies. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Dell Technologies' score of 1.05 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dell Technologies
25 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Arista Networks
36 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Arista Networks. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dell Technologies$95.57B0.67$3.21B$6.2214.75
Arista Networks$7.00B14.76$2.85B$2.2237.09

Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arista Networks beats Dell Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DELL vs. The Competition

MetricDell TechnologiesElectronic computers IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$64.04B$411.46B$23.07B$18.97B
Dividend Yield2.36%1.13%2.98%4.03%
P/E Ratio16.2142.4642.1632.71
Price / Sales0.673.332,077.0827.90
Price / Cash10.8124.3734.7217.53
Price / Book-27.9810.526.124.47
Net Income$3.21B$12.30B$738.82M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.90%0.29%3.50%2.26%
1 Month Performance-0.62%-3.04%2.00%-2.86%
1 Year Performance-26.37%-0.68%52,547.40%5.48%

Dell Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DELL
Dell Technologies
4.9837 of 5 stars
$91.77
-2.1%
$134.65
+46.7%
-26.6%$64.04B$95.57B16.21133,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
Gap Down
ANET
Arista Networks
4.9427 of 5 stars
$68.68
+1.5%
$106.07
+54.4%
+22.5%$86.64B$7.00B30.953,610Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
Gap Down
HPQ
HP
4.9228 of 5 stars
$24.20
+1.9%
$34.00
+40.5%
-9.7%$22.83B$53.88B8.6258,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.8826 of 5 stars
$15.21
+2.6%
$20.60
+35.5%
-5.0%$19.99B$31.23B8.0160,200Short Interest ↑
Positive News
Gap Down
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
4.9059 of 5 stars
$30.93
+4.8%
$52.57
+70.0%
-59.6%$18.36B$20.82B15.534,610Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
STX
Seagate Technology
4.9257 of 5 stars
$75.81
+2.5%
$117.39
+54.8%
-5.2%$16.05B$8.04B13.8640,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Up
PSTG
Pure Storage
4.5839 of 5 stars
$40.59
+0.9%
$70.95
+74.8%
-13.1%$13.23B$3.17B106.794,200Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
LOGI
Logitech International
3.7383 of 5 stars
$72.53
+2.0%
$90.57
+24.9%
-1.5%$11.47B$4.56B17.038,200Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
PAR
PAR Technology
2.3503 of 5 stars
$55.83
+1.8%
$81.86
+46.6%
+34.6%$2.24B$349.98M-223.291,480Positive News
DBD
Diebold Nixdorf
4.2128 of 5 stars
$42.15
+3.8%
$70.00
+66.1%
+35.5%$1.59B$3.75B-95.8822,000Upcoming Earnings
ATEN
A10 Networks
2.9915 of 5 stars
$15.59
+1.9%
$21.00
+34.7%
+24.4%$1.15B$261.70M23.27580Upcoming Earnings
Positive News

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