This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. EMC (EMC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EMC vs. WDC, NTAP, SNDK, SYNA, and IMMRShould you be buying EMC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EMC include Western Digital (WDC), NetApp (NTAP), Sandisk (SNDK), Synaptics (SYNA), and Immersion (IMMR). These companies are all part of the "computer storage & peripherals" industry. EMC vs. Its Competitors Western Digital NetApp Sandisk Synaptics Immersion EMC (NYSE:EMC) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Is EMC or WDC a better dividend stock? EMC pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. EMC pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Digital pays out 7.8% 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in EMC or WDC? 79.9% of EMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Western Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of EMC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Western Digital shares are owned by 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. Do analysts recommend EMC or WDC? Western Digital has a consensus target price of $98.84, suggesting a potential downside of 12.63%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Digital is more favorable than EMC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EMC 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Western Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EMC or WDC? Western Digital has higher revenue and earnings than EMC. EMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEMCN/AN/AN/A$2.0515.18Western Digital$9.52B4.07$1.89B$5.1521.97 Is EMC or WDC more profitable? Western Digital has a net margin of 14.13% compared to EMC's net margin of 0.00%. Western Digital's return on equity of 24.93% beat EMC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EMCN/A N/A N/A Western Digital 14.13%24.93%10.59% Does the media prefer EMC or WDC? In the previous week, Western Digital had 25 more articles in the media than EMC. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Western Digital and 2 mentions for EMC. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat EMC's score of 0.00 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EMC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Western Digital 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWestern Digital beats EMC on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EMC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart EMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEMC Industry SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$2.47B$2.46B$21.83BDividend Yield1.80%13.90%13.87%3.67%P/E Ratio15.1828.3528.3429.93Price / SalesN/A6,125.626,876.9591.78Price / CashN/A20.7459.9917.79Price / BookN/A3.293.444.69Net IncomeN/A-$331.88M-$445.27M$1.01B EMC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMCEMC0.9343 of 5 stars$31.11+1.8%N/A+8.8%$0.00N/A15.18N/AWDCWestern Digital4.337 of 5 stars$119.93-4.3%$91.47-23.7%+83.2%$43.71B$9.52B23.2940,000Analyst ForecastGap DownNTAPNetApp3.9542 of 5 stars$117.99-2.0%$124.07+5.2%-6.4%$24.04B$6.57B20.8511,700SNDKSandisk1.4413 of 5 stars$120.95-0.2%$77.50-35.9%N/A$17.67B$7.36B0.0011,000Analyst ForecastGap DownSYNASynaptics3.4039 of 5 stars$65.65-4.6%$90.43+37.7%-9.9%$2.66B$1.07B-54.261,700Gap DownIMMRImmersion2.7502 of 5 stars$7.12-1.1%$12.25+72.1%-15.5%$233.25M$33.92M2.5620 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Western Digital Competitors NetApp Competitors Sandisk Competitors Synaptics Competitors Immersion Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EMC) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAlert: Prepare for Trump's Dollar OverhaulPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWhy Wall Street is piling into the “Debasement Trade”Wall Street is piling into what insiders are calling the “Debasement Trade” — and according to former Goldman ...Stansberry Research | Sponsored2 Nobel Prize winners warn of once-in-a-generation wealth shift…An unstoppable force is reshaping America — one so powerful it’s already disrupting how we work, invest, and l...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored3..2..1.. 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