HP (HPQ) Competitors

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

Is HPQ or DELL a better dividend stock?

HP pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. HP pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 33.5% 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. HP has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Dell Technologies has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate HPQ or DELL?

HP currently has a consensus target price of $29.54, suggesting a potential upside of 15.78%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $138.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.44%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than HP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HP	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Dell Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HPQ or DELL?

HP received 744 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.72% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.24% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HP	Outperform Votes 1506 60.24%	Underperform Votes 994 39.76%
Dell Technologies	Outperform Votes 762 60.72%	Underperform Votes 493 39.28%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HPQ or DELL?

77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HPQ or DELL more profitable?

HP has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Dell Technologies' net margin of 4.36%. Dell Technologies' return on equity of -191.91% beat HP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%
Dell Technologies	4.36%	-191.91%	5.88%

Which has more risk & volatility, HPQ or DELL?

HP has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HPQ or DELL?

In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 23 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Dell Technologies and 10 mentions for HP. HP's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Dell Technologies' score of 0.69 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HP	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dell Technologies	20 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HPQ or DELL?

Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than HP. HP 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
HP	$54.30B	0.44	$2.78B	$2.59	9.85
Dell Technologies	$96.70B	0.81	$3.21B	$6.27	17.98

Summary

Dell Technologies beats HP on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.