Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Competitors $23.51 +0.32 (+1.36%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.48 -0.02 (-0.09%) As of 10/24/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HPE vs. CRWD, MSFT, NTAP, DELL, HPQ, IBM, STX, SMCI, PSTG, and NATLShould you be buying Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hewlett Packard Enterprise include CrowdStrike (CRWD), Microsoft (MSFT), NetApp (NTAP), Dell Technologies (DELL), HP (HPQ), International Business Machines (IBM), Seagate Technology (STX), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Pure Storage (PSTG), and NCR Atleos (NATL). Hewlett Packard Enterprise vs. Its Competitors CrowdStrike Microsoft NetApp Dell Technologies HP International Business Machines Seagate Technology Super Micro Computer Pure Storage NCR Atleos Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Do analysts recommend HPE or CRWD? Hewlett Packard Enterprise presently has a consensus price target of $25.41, indicating a potential upside of 8.11%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $496.47, indicating a potential downside of 5.85%. Given Hewlett Packard Enterprise's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hewlett Packard Enterprise is more favorable than CrowdStrike.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hewlett Packard Enterprise 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45CrowdStrike 2 Sell rating(s) 17 Hold rating(s) 28 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has more volatility & risk, HPE or CRWD? Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HPE or CRWD more profitable? Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a net margin of 3.77% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -6.84%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity of 9.01% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hewlett Packard Enterprise3.77% 9.01% 3.10% CrowdStrike -6.84%-1.53%-0.61% Do institutionals & insiders believe in HPE or CRWD? 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HPE or CRWD? Hewlett Packard Enterprise has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hewlett Packard Enterprise, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHewlett Packard Enterprise$33.08B0.94$2.58B$0.8228.67CrowdStrike$3.95B33.47-$19.27M-$1.19-443.13 Does the media prefer HPE or CRWD? In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 37 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for CrowdStrike and 28 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Hewlett Packard Enterprise's score of 1.07 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hewlett Packard Enterprise 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CrowdStrike 45 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHewlett Packard Enterprise beats CrowdStrike on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hewlett Packard Enterprise News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HPE 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 HPE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHewlett Packard EnterpriseCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.60B$75.89B$33.06B$22.00BDividend Yield2.25%1.55%3.18%3.57%P/E Ratio28.6742.37103.8333.18Price / Sales0.9441.321,288.5561.30Price / Cash6.1751.7038.0824.54Price / Book1.237.897.574.66Net Income$2.58B$1.50B$820.47M$1.01B7 Day Performance2.16%5.40%2.46%2.19%1 Month Performance-2.89%8.28%3.62%2.04%1 Year Performance20.79%45.59%24,146.18%13.99% Hewlett Packard Enterprise Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise4.6567 of 5 stars$23.51+1.4%$25.41+8.1%+21.2%$30.60B$33.08B28.6761,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCRWDCrowdStrike4.0715 of 5 stars$503.61+3.9%$494.95-1.7%+73.2%$126.39B$3.95B-423.2010,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMSFTMicrosoft4.9744 of 5 stars$516.79+0.6%$618.97+19.8%+23.3%$3.84T$281.72B37.89228,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNTAPNetApp4.2018 of 5 stars$117.24-1.5%$122.40+4.4%-2.7%$23.40B$6.57B20.7111,700DELLDell Technologies4.9288 of 5 stars$147.91-1.1%$160.79+8.7%+31.6%$99.45B$95.57B21.75108,000Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastGap UpHPQHP4.5765 of 5 stars$27.65+1.0%$28.71+3.8%-24.1%$25.85B$53.56B10.0958,000Analyst DowngradeOptions VolumeIBMInternational Business Machines4.3641 of 5 stars$283.64+0.8%$286.38+1.0%+41.0%$263.61B$62.75B46.05293,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSTXSeagate Technology4.555 of 5 stars$214.40-4.9%$233.40+8.9%+125.2%$45.66B$9.10B31.6730,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSMCISuper Micro Computer4.2507 of 5 stars$55.04+5.5%$45.36-17.6%+4.5%$32.71B$21.97B33.166,238Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpPSTGPure Storage4.1413 of 5 stars$90.96-1.0%$83.89-7.8%+75.5%$29.89B$3.17B221.876,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNATLNCR Atleos1.9915 of 5 stars$37.87+2.3%$41.00+8.3%N/A$2.79B$4.32B21.5220,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRWD Competitors MSFT Competitors NTAP Competitors DELL Competitors HPQ Competitors IBM Competitors STX Competitors SMCI Competitors PSTG Competitors NATL 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:HPE) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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