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HP - HPQ Competitors

$28.58
+0.27 (+0.95%)
(As of 03/30/2023 09:39 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$28.54
$28.65
50-Day Range
$26.96
$30.79
52-Week Range
$24.08
$41.47
Volume
170,306 shs
Average Volume
6.20 million shs
Market Capitalization
$28.16 billion
P/E Ratio
11.39
Dividend Yield
3.67%
Price Target
$29.19

HPQ vs. JNPR, FFIV, ANET, KEYS, ANSS, VEEV, DELL, CSGP, GLW, and TTD

Should you be buying HP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HP include Juniper Networks (JNPR), F5 (FFIV), Arista Networks (ANET), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), ANSYS (ANSS), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Dell Technologies (DELL), CoStar Group (CSGP), Corning (GLW), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

HP vs.

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) 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 dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

HP received 413 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.11% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Juniper NetworksOutperform Votes
1061
60.66%
Underperform Votes
688
39.34%
HPOutperform Votes
1474
61.11%
Underperform Votes
938
38.89%

In the previous week, Juniper Networks had 13 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Juniper Networks and 5 mentions for HP. Juniper Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat HP's score of 0.28 indicating that Juniper Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks
7 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HP
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Juniper Networks pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. HP pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Juniper Networks pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HP pays out 41.8% 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. Juniper Networks has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and HP has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Juniper Networks presently has a consensus target price of $34.53, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. HP has a consensus target price of $29.19, indicating a potential upside of 3.10%. Given Juniper Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than HP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Juniper Networks
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31
HP
4 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.69

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HP has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

89.2% of Juniper Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Juniper Networks has a net margin of 8.88% compared to HP's net margin of 4.36%. Juniper Networks' return on equity of 10.91% beat HP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Juniper Networks 8.88% 10.91% 5.25%
HP 4.36% -141.20% 9.97%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Juniper Networks$5.30 billion2.04$471 million$1.4423.17
HP$62.98 billion0.44$3.20 billion$2.5111.28

Summary

Juniper Networks beats HP on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

MetricHPComputer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$27.89B$25.21B$13.52B$14.44B
Dividend Yield3.79%3.06%4.33%3.92%
P/E Ratio11.2821.08363.9423.07
Price / Sales0.449.86932.7610.87
Price / Cash5.5020.0824.6916.42
Price / Book-9.765.219.056.84
Net Income$3.20B$1.31B$530.66M$868.68M
7 Day Performance2.13%0.06%1.28%2.93%
1 Month Performance-4.10%-3.22%-3.08%-5.27%
1 Year Performance-27.11%-10.32%-13.07%-13.85%

HP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JNPR
Juniper Networks
2.5452 of 5 stars
$33.37
+1.2%
$34.53
+3.5%
-11.5%$10.81B$5.30B23.1710,901Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
FFIV
F5
2.6767 of 5 stars
$141.95
+1.5%
$171.21
+20.6%
-34.1%$8.53B$2.71B28.507,089
ANET
Arista Networks
2.541 of 5 stars
$162.50
-0.3%
$175.47
+8.0%
+15.4%$49.79B$4.38B38.063,612Short Interest ↑
KEYS
Keysight Technologies
2.887 of 5 stars
$156.65
+0.9%
$197.75
+26.2%
-5.1%$27.91B$5.42B24.5115,000Short Interest ↑
ANSS
ANSYS
2.3819 of 5 stars
$320.07
+0.7%
$289.27
-9.6%
-2.3%$27.87B$2.07B53.435,600Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
VEEV
Veeva Systems
2.9659 of 5 stars
$178.66
+1.8%
$204.39
+14.4%
-17.0%$27.82B$2.16B59.365,482
DELL
Dell Technologies
3.4841 of 5 stars
$39.12
+2.1%
$47.50
+21.4%
-28.9%$28.02B$102.30B12.15133,000Short Interest ↑
CSGP
CoStar Group
3.1065 of 5 stars
$68.21
+1.2%
$86.25
+26.4%
-2.0%$27.75B$2.18B73.345,653Positive News
GLW
Corning
2.9559 of 5 stars
$34.36
+2.4%
$38.11
+10.9%
-10.3%$29.11B$14.19B22.3157,500Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
TTD
Trade Desk
2.705 of 5 stars
$59.84
+2.7%
$71.30
+19.2%
-18.4%$29.37B$1.58B598.462,770Analyst Report
Insider Selling
Gap Up
This page (NYSE:HPQ) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff