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HPQ vs. AAPL, AMAT, CSCO, NVDA, BRK.A, BRK.B, CRM, DDD, DELL, and HPE

Should you be buying HP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HP include Apple (AAPL), Applied Materials (AMAT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Salesforce (CRM), 3D Systems (DDD), Dell Technologies (DELL), and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

HP vs. Its Competitors

HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) 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 earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

HP pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. HP pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 16.2% 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 Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Apple had 239 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 264 mentions for Apple and 25 mentions for HP. HP's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Apple's score of 0.87 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HP
18 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Apple
150 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
66 Neutral mention(s)
18 Negative mention(s)
12 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

HP currently has a consensus target price of $29.54, indicating a potential upside of 13.62%. Apple has a consensus target price of $234.95, indicating a potential upside of 10.12%. Given HP's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe HP is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HP
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

77.5% of HP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

HP has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to HP's net margin of 4.64%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat HP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HP4.64% -244.99% 7.97%
Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35%

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than HP. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HP$53.56B0.46$2.78B$2.5910.04
Apple$391.04B8.15$93.74B$6.4233.23

Summary

Apple beats HP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HPQ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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HPQ vs. The Competition

MetricHPCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$24.42B$828.58B$27.72B$20.68B
Dividend Yield4.45%2.06%3.12%3.71%
P/E Ratio10.0418.6837.2428.10
Price / Sales0.462.432,028.7936.78
Price / Cash6.0112.3938.5122.53
Price / Book-19.1229.457.224.58
Net Income$2.78B$25.62B$763.57M$985.54M
7 Day Performance4.94%3.64%2.80%2.79%
1 Month Performance3.26%5.90%5.52%4.37%
1 Year Performance-24.92%-13.24%52,212.03%15.08%

HP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HPQ
HP
4.9562 of 5 stars
$26.00
+0.6%
$29.54
+13.6%
-25.0%$24.42B$53.56B10.0458,000News Coverage
AAPL
Apple
4.861 of 5 stars
$207.02
+3.0%
$234.39
+13.2%
-5.7%$3.09T$391.04B32.25164,000Trending News
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Options Volume
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7889 of 5 stars
$183.11
-0.1%
$200.24
+9.4%
-21.3%$146.95B$28.09B22.2835,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.7557 of 5 stars
$69.11
+0.7%
$69.53
+0.6%
+49.3%$273.68B$53.80B28.2190,400Positive News
Options Volume
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.8886 of 5 stars
$157.94
+0.1%
$175.78
+11.3%
+26.6%$3.85T$130.50B50.9536,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.3947 of 5 stars
$727,675.52
-0.4%
N/A+17.6%$1.05T$371.43B12.93372,000
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
0.4769 of 5 stars
$484.76
-0.2%
$520.00
+7.3%
+18.0%$1.05T$371.43B12.92392,400
CRM
Salesforce
4.9163 of 5 stars
$272.05
-0.5%
$349.08
+28.3%
+3.2%$260.08B$37.90B42.5776,453Positive News
Insider Trade
DDD
3D Systems
3.4742 of 5 stars
$1.56
+2.3%
$3.67
+135.8%
-46.6%$212.12M$440.12M-0.741,833Gap Up
DELL
Dell Technologies
4.9762 of 5 stars
$122.27
-1.4%
$138.00
+12.9%
-10.0%$83.00B$95.57B19.50133,000Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.8625 of 5 stars
$20.41
+10.9%
$21.54
+5.5%
+3.7%$26.78B$31.65B20.6260,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume

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