Does the media favor CRWD or HPE?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 18 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for CrowdStrike and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.31 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CrowdStrike 18 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hewlett Packard Enterprise 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor HPE or MSFT?

In the previous week, Microsoft had 239 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 265 mentions for Microsoft and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Microsoft's score of 0.91 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Microsoft 159 Very Positive mention(s) 42 Positive mention(s) 36 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to NTAP or HPE?

In the previous week, NetApp had 48 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for NetApp and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat NetApp's score of 0.89 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NetApp 34 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hewlett Packard Enterprise 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer DELL or HPE?

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 236 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 262 mentions for Dell Technologies and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.89 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dell Technologies 156 Very Positive mention(s) 30 Positive mention(s) 43 Neutral mention(s) 18 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hewlett Packard Enterprise 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer HPE or HPQ?

In the previous week, HP had 33 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for HP and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat HP's score of 0.78 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HP 25 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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HPE vs. CRWD, MSFT, NTAP, DELL, and HPQ

Should you buy Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hewlett Packard Enterprise with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hewlett Packard Enterprise include CrowdStrike (CRWD), Microsoft (MSFT), NetApp (NTAP), Dell Technologies (DELL), and HP (HPQ). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to CrowdStrike?

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a net margin of -0.41% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -3.81%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity of 9.93% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CrowdStrike	-3.81%	-0.14%	-0.06%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	-0.41%	9.93%	3.28%

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 18 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for CrowdStrike and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.31 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CrowdStrike	18 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

CrowdStrike presently has a consensus target price of $564.57, suggesting a potential downside of 22.77%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus target price of $27.88, suggesting a potential downside of 35.26%. Given CrowdStrike's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CrowdStrike is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CrowdStrike	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	36 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CrowdStrike	$4.81B	38.53	-$162.50M	-$0.74	N/A
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	$34.30B	1.67	$57M	-$0.19	N/A

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise beats CrowdStrike on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to Microsoft?

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

Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microsoft, 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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	$34.30B	1.67	$57M	-$0.19	N/A
Microsoft	$281.72B	11.87	$101.83B	$16.80	26.80

Hewlett Packard Enterprise presently has a consensus target price of $27.88, suggesting a potential downside of 35.26%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $560.88, suggesting a potential upside of 24.57%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Microsoft	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

In the previous week, Microsoft had 239 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 265 mentions for Microsoft and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Microsoft's score of 0.91 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Microsoft	159 Very Positive mention(s)	42 Positive mention(s)	36 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Microsoft has a net margin of 39.34% compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's net margin of -0.41%. Microsoft's return on equity of 31.94% beat Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	-0.41%	9.93%	3.28%
Microsoft	39.34%	31.94%	18.47%

80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Microsoft shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Microsoft pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out -300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microsoft pays out 21.7% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Microsoft has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Microsoft beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to NetApp?

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

In the previous week, NetApp had 48 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for NetApp and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat NetApp's score of 0.89 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NetApp	34 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

NetApp has a net margin of 18.43% compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's net margin of -0.41%. NetApp's return on equity of 126.01% beat Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetApp	18.43%	126.01%	13.42%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	-0.41%	9.93%	3.28%

NetApp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetApp, 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
NetApp	$6.93B	4.97	$1.19B	$6.36	27.40
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	$34.30B	1.67	$57M	-$0.19	N/A

NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. NetApp pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out -300.0% 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. NetApp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

NetApp presently has a consensus price target of $157.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.63%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus price target of $27.88, indicating a potential downside of 35.26%. Given NetApp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NetApp is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetApp	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

NetApp has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

NetApp beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to Dell Technologies?

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dell Technologies	$113.54B	2.39	$5.94B	$12.59	33.44
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	$34.30B	1.67	$57M	-$0.19	N/A

Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Dell Technologies pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out -300.0% 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. Dell Technologies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Hewlett Packard Enterprise has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 236 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 262 mentions for Dell Technologies and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.89 indicating that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dell Technologies	156 Very Positive mention(s)	30 Positive mention(s)	43 Neutral mention(s)	18 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Dell Technologies has a net margin of 6.28% compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's net margin of -0.41%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity of 9.93% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dell Technologies	6.28%	-324.36%	9.17%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	-0.41%	9.93%	3.28%

Dell Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $421.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.01%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus target price of $27.88, indicating a potential downside of 35.26%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dell Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Dell Technologies beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to HP?

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

In the previous week, HP had 33 more articles in the media than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for HP and 26 mentions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat HP's score of 0.78 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HP	25 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

80.8% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HP 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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise presently has a consensus target price of $27.88, indicating a potential downside of 35.26%. HP has a consensus target price of $23.08, indicating a potential downside of 14.39%. Given HP's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HP is more favorable than Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
HP	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HP has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

HP has higher revenue and earnings than Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HP, 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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	$34.30B	1.67	$57M	-$0.19	N/A
HP	$57.42B	0.43	$2.53B	$2.71	9.95

HP has a net margin of 4.45% compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's net margin of -0.41%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's return on equity of 9.93% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	-0.41%	9.93%	3.28%
HP	4.45%	-581.36%	7.55%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. HP pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise pays out -300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HP pays out 44.3% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and HP has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

HP beats Hewlett Packard Enterprise on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HPE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hewlett Packard Enterprise	COMP Industry	Computer Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$57.11B	$193.17B	$40.83B	$22.74B
Dividend Yield	1.32%	0.98%	3.17%	4.08%
P/E Ratio	-226.67	42.05	172.23	30.62
Price / Sales	1.67	22.80	628.09	15.47
Price / Cash	8.74	63.82	48.87	25.14
Price / Book	2.30	21.01	10.70	4.79
Net Income	$57M	$1.90B	$1.07B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	14.55%	9.66%	4.01%	1.14%
1 Month Performance	49.69%	26.64%	11.18%	1.26%
1 Year Performance	149.66%	180.28%	172.00%	28.06%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise	3.2045 of 5 stars	$43.07 +12.7%	$27.88 -35.3%	+149.7%	$57.11B	$34.30B	N/A	67,000	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Options Volume Gap Up High Trading Volume
CRWD CrowdStrike	2.7697 of 5 stars	$663.46 flat	$543.80 -18.0%	+56.9%	$168.26B	$4.81B	N/A	10,698	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
MSFT Microsoft	4.9887 of 5 stars	$418.57 flat	$560.88 +34.0%	-1.9%	$3.11T	$281.72B	24.91	228,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast Options Volume
NTAP NetApp	3.0452 of 5 stars	$139.36 flat	$122.27 -12.3%	+76.6%	$27.50B	$6.57B	23.30	11,700	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast Gap Up High Trading Volume
DELL Dell Technologies	4.0129 of 5 stars	$294.97 -0.1%	$211.32 -28.4%	+278.5%	$190.48B	$113.54B	33.83	97,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade Gap Up High Trading Volume

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HPE vs. CRWD, MSFT, NTAP, DELL, and HPQ

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to CrowdStrike?

Is CRWD or HPE more profitable?

Does the media favor CRWD or HPE?

Which has more volatility and risk, CRWD or HPE?

Do analysts prefer CRWD or HPE?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRWD or HPE?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRWD or HPE?

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How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to Microsoft?

Which has better valuation & earnings, HPE or MSFT?

Do analysts recommend HPE or MSFT?

Does the media favor HPE or MSFT?

Is HPE or MSFT more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HPE or MSFT?

Is HPE or MSFT a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, HPE or MSFT?

Summary

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to NetApp?

Does the media refer more to NTAP or HPE?

Is NTAP or HPE more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, NTAP or HPE?

Is NTAP or HPE a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend NTAP or HPE?

Which has more risk and volatility, NTAP or HPE?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NTAP or HPE?

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How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to Dell Technologies?

Which has better valuation and earnings, DELL or HPE?

Which has more risk & volatility, DELL or HPE?

Is DELL or HPE a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer DELL or HPE?

Is DELL or HPE more profitable?

Do analysts recommend DELL or HPE?

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Summary

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare to HP?

Does the media prefer HPE or HPQ?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HPE or HPQ?

Do analysts prefer HPE or HPQ?

Which has more risk and volatility, HPE or HPQ?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HPE or HPQ?

Is HPE or HPQ more profitable?

Is HPE or HPQ a better dividend stock?

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