EMC (EMC) Competitors

Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) and EMC (NYSE:EMC) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts prefer WDC or EMC?

Western Digital presently has a consensus target price of $64.11, indicating a potential downside of 3.08%. Given Western Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Western Digital is more favorable than EMC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
EMC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to WDC or EMC?

In the previous week, Western Digital had 24 more articles in the media than EMC. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Western Digital and 1 mentions for EMC. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat EMC's score of 0.00 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Digital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EMC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, WDC or EMC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Digital	$13.00B	1.77	-$798M	$5.28	12.53
EMC	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.05	14.15

Is WDC or EMC a better dividend stock?

Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. EMC pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Western Digital pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EMC pays out 22.4% 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.

Is WDC or EMC more profitable?

Western Digital has a net margin of 13.33% compared to EMC's net margin of 0.00%. Western Digital's return on equity of 20.58% beat EMC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Digital	13.33%	20.58%	9.01%
EMC	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WDC or EMC?

92.5% of Western Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of EMC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Western Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of EMC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Western Digital beats EMC on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.