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DELL vs. AMD, AVGO, BL, GOOGL, and MSFT

Should you buy Dell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? Dell Technologies's main competitors and comparable companies include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), BlackLine (BL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Microsoft (MSFT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Dell Technologies compare to Advanced Micro Devices?

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 2.45, meaning that its stock price is 145% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 83 more articles in the media than Dell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 134 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 51 mentions for Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.63 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Advanced Micro Devices
62 Very Positive mention(s)
29 Positive mention(s)
27 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dell Technologies
22 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are owned 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.

Advanced Micro Devices has a net margin of 15.58% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 7.53%. Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity of 12.30% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Advanced Micro Devices15.58% 12.30% 9.89%
Dell Technologies 7.53%-578.85%10.64%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Micro Devices$34.64B30.61$4.34B$3.89166.95
Dell Technologies$113.54B3.21$5.94B$17.2333.27

Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus price target of $576.88, indicating a potential downside of 11.17%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $571.12, indicating a potential downside of 0.38%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Advanced Micro Devices
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
32 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Dell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

Summary

Dell Technologies beats Advanced Micro Devices on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dell Technologies compare to Broadcom?

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

Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Dell Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $571.12, indicating a potential downside of 0.38%. Broadcom has a consensus target price of $527.20, indicating a potential upside of 40.28%. Given Broadcom's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Dell Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Broadcom
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
37 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

Broadcom has a net margin of 42.94% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 7.53%. Broadcom's return on equity of 48.33% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dell Technologies7.53% -578.85% 10.64%
Broadcom 42.94%48.33%23.78%

Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Dell Technologies pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom pays out 33.2% 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. Dell Technologies has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Broadcom has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dell Technologies$113.54B3.21$5.94B$17.2333.27
Broadcom$63.89B28.08$23.13B$7.8348.00

76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Broadcom shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Broadcom had 43 more articles in the media than Dell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for Broadcom and 51 mentions for Dell Technologies. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.65 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dell Technologies
22 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Broadcom
48 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
28 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Broadcom beats Dell Technologies on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dell Technologies compare to BlackLine?

BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

BlackLine presently has a consensus target price of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.22%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $571.12, suggesting a potential downside of 0.38%. Given BlackLine's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe BlackLine is more favorable than Dell Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BlackLine
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Dell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

95.1% of BlackLine shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of BlackLine shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 44 more articles in the media than BlackLine. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Dell Technologies and 7 mentions for BlackLine. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat BlackLine's score of 0.35 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BlackLine
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Dell Technologies
22 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackLine$700.43M2.34$24.17M$0.5749.42
Dell Technologies$113.54B3.21$5.94B$17.2333.27

BlackLine has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

Dell Technologies has a net margin of 7.53% compared to BlackLine's net margin of 4.75%. BlackLine's return on equity of 20.89% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackLine4.75% 20.89% 4.19%
Dell Technologies 7.53%-578.85%10.64%

Summary

Dell Technologies beats BlackLine on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dell Technologies compare to Alphabet?

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 94 more articles in the media than Dell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 145 mentions for Alphabet and 51 mentions for Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Alphabet's score of 0.49 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
22 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
73 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
42 Neutral mention(s)
18 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dell Technologies$113.54B3.21$5.94B$17.2333.27
Alphabet$402.84B10.56$132.17B$19.9117.46

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 7.53%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dell Technologies7.53% -578.85% 10.64%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Dell Technologies pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.4% 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. Dell Technologies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Dell Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Dell Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $571.12, indicating a potential downside of 0.38%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $425.72, indicating a potential upside of 22.45%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Dell Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
46 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

Summary

Alphabet beats Dell Technologies on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dell Technologies compare to Microsoft?

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

In the previous week, Microsoft had 219 more articles in the media than Dell Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 270 mentions for Microsoft and 51 mentions for Dell Technologies. Microsoft's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.65 indicating that Microsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dell Technologies
22 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Microsoft
176 Very Positive mention(s)
34 Positive mention(s)
39 Neutral mention(s)
14 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Dell Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $571.12, indicating a potential downside of 0.38%. Microsoft has a consensus price target of $578.73, indicating a potential upside of 9.34%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Dell Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Microsoft
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
41 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Dell Technologies pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microsoft pays out 20.3% 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. Dell Technologies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Microsoft has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Microsoft is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dell Technologies$113.54B3.21$5.94B$17.2333.27
Microsoft$331.84B11.84$133.75B$17.9629.47

Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Microsoft has a net margin of 40.31% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 7.53%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.98% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dell Technologies7.53% -578.85% 10.64%
Microsoft 40.31%31.98%18.70%

Summary

Microsoft beats Dell Technologies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DELL vs. The Competition

MetricDell TechnologiesTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals IndustryTechnology SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$364.96B$117.09B$31.86B$22.79B
Dividend Yield0.44%1.63%2.75%3.72%
P/E Ratio33.5732.3981.3727.88
Price / Sales3.2482.96584.5914.75
Price / Cash40.0223.1451.5636.95
Price / Book-152.638.338.144.67
Net Income$5.94B$3.49B$766.55M$1.07B
7 Day Performance7.25%-2.60%0.50%0.28%
1 Month Performance10.04%-4.52%-0.70%-5.95%
1 Year Performance283.61%52.47%168.38%5.52%

Dell Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DELL
Dell Technologies
4.8352 of 5 stars
$578.45
+0.8%
$571.12
-1.3%
+293.1%$364.96B$113.54B33.5797,000
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
3.3531 of 5 stars
$630.59
0.0%
$567.63
-10.0%
+218.8%$1.03T$34.64B162.1131,000
AVGO
Broadcom
4.9536 of 5 stars
$352.81
flat
$527.20
+49.4%
+12.0%$1.68T$63.89B45.0633,000
BL
BlackLine
4.1412 of 5 stars
$27.99
flat
$40.08
+43.2%
-46.1%$1.63B$700.43M49.111,850
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.6777 of 5 stars
$343.92
flat
$425.50
+23.7%
+38.8%$4.21T$402.84B17.27190,820

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