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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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