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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Competitors

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

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise vs.

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a net margin of 8.56% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity of 8.94% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise8.56% 8.94% 3.22%
Dell Technologies 4.36%-191.91%5.88%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise presently has a consensus price target of $21.13, indicating a potential upside of 20.42%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $134.65, indicating a potential upside of 20.25%. Given Hewlett Packard Enterprise's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hewlett Packard Enterprise is more favorable than Dell Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Dell Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.84

Hewlett Packard Enterprise received 46 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.60% of users gave Hewlett Packard Enterprise an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseOutperform Votes
802
63.60%
Underperform Votes
459
36.40%
Dell TechnologiesOutperform Votes
756
60.63%
Underperform Votes
491
39.37%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise$31.23B0.74$2.58B$2.058.56
Dell Technologies$95.57B0.82$3.21B$6.2218.00

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 44 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Dell Technologies and 33 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.76 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
19 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dell Technologies
36 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
26 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 33.8% 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Dell Technologies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Dell Technologies tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HPE vs. The Competition

MetricHewlett Packard EnterpriseComputer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$23.05B$35.23B$25.06B$19.30B
Dividend Yield2.93%2.63%2.89%3.83%
P/E Ratio9.2417.9044.3734.53
Price / Sales0.742.992,078.8534.84
Price / Cash5.7923.2234.7817.51
Price / Book0.926.966.704.69
Net Income$2.58B$1.31B$739.31M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-1.15%-3.18%-1.01%-2.43%
1 Month Performance14.26%10.89%11.41%6.27%
1 Year Performance-3.78%3,683,117.15%52,711.74%5.78%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.9101 of 5 stars
$17.55
+0.1%
$21.13
+20.4%
-3.5%$23.05B$31.23B9.2460,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DELL
Dell Technologies
4.9474 of 5 stars
$114.40
+0.2%
$134.76
+17.8%
-24.2%$79.83B$95.57B20.21133,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
HPQ
HP
4.7148 of 5 stars
$28.98
-1.2%
$34.17
+17.9%
-13.7%$27.32B$53.88B10.3158,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
4.6283 of 5 stars
$45.32
-1.8%
$45.63
+0.7%
-52.7%$27.05B$21.57B22.754,610Trending News
Insider Trade
STX
Seagate Technology
4.2901 of 5 stars
$108.99
+1.1%
$114.37
+4.9%
+15.0%$23.13B$8.54B19.9340,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
PSTG
Pure Storage
4.6771 of 5 stars
$56.20
-0.6%
$70.70
+25.8%
-7.1%$18.32B$3.17B147.904,200Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
LOGI
Logitech International
3.4832 of 5 stars
$86.47
-0.1%
$85.71
-0.9%
-8.7%$13.67B$4.55B20.308,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PAR
PAR Technology
1.6156 of 5 stars
$69.45
-0.5%
$79.86
+15.0%
+33.6%$2.81B$383.77M-277.791,480
DBD
Diebold Nixdorf
4.4179 of 5 stars
$48.68
-1.4%
$70.00
+43.8%
+7.3%$1.81B$3.70B-110.6422,000
VYX
NCR Voyix
3.5274 of 5 stars
$10.60
-2.7%
$14.60
+37.7%
-19.3%$1.46B$2.73B2.4535,000Positive News
ATEN
A10 Networks
3.759 of 5 stars
$17.52
-0.6%
$22.00
+25.6%
+12.6%$1.26B$267.16M26.15580Positive News

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