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, SYNA, and IMMRShould you be buying EMC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EMC include Western Digital (WDC), NetApp (NTAP), Synaptics (SYNA), and Immersion (IMMR). These companies are all part of the "computer storage & peripherals" industry. EMC vs. Its Competitors Western Digital NetApp Synaptics Immersion EMC (NYSE:EMC) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders 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, 0.3% of Western Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EMC or WDC? EMC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Western Digital. 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$2.0514.04Western Digital$9.52B2.81-$798M$5.1514.86 Does the media refer more to EMC or WDC? In the previous week, Western Digital had 48 more articles in the media than EMC. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Western Digital and 6 mentions for EMC. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.84 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Western Digital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Do analysts recommend EMC or WDC? Western Digital has a consensus target price of $78.74, indicating a potential upside of 2.86%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is EMC or WDC a better dividend stock? EMC pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EMC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.Skip Chart EMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEMC Industry SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$2.00B$2.00B$20.69BDividend Yield1.80%13.64%13.62%3.67%P/E Ratio14.0412.5012.2829.07Price / SalesN/A2,379,006.892,512,256.8066.55Price / CashN/A20.0457.4622.84Price / BookN/A3.093.094.43Net IncomeN/A-$457.87M-$461.08M$994.22M EMC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMCEMCN/A$28.77-1.0%N/A+11.2%$0.00N/A14.04N/AWDCWestern Digital4.3724 of 5 stars$70.61+2.3%$66.74-5.5%+26.5%$24.07B$13.00B13.3751,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownNTAPNetApp4.67 of 5 stars$106.08-0.8%$118.86+12.0%-17.5%$21.42B$6.57B18.6811,700Positive NewsSYNASynaptics3.7015 of 5 stars$67.41-0.6%$93.75+39.1%-25.7%$2.61B$959.40M60.001,716Upcoming EarningsIMMRImmersion3.5531 of 5 stars$7.20-1.9%$12.25+70.1%-43.6%$237.79M$33.92M2.5920Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Western Digital Competitors NetApp 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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