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PSTG vs. HPQ, SMCI, STX, HPE, LOGI, PAR, DBD, VYX, ATEN, and EVLV

Should you be buying Pure Storage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pure Storage include HP (HPQ), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Seagate Technology (STX), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), A10 Networks (ATEN), and Evolv Technologies (EVLV). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Pure Storage vs.

HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) 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 community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, HP had 4 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for HP and 21 mentions for Pure Storage. HP's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Pure Storage'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
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Pure Storage
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

HP received 738 more outperform votes than Pure Storage when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.95% of users gave Pure Storage an outperform vote while only 60.47% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
HPOutperform Votes
1505
60.47%
Underperform Votes
984
39.53%
Pure StorageOutperform Votes
767
70.95%
Underperform Votes
314
29.05%

77.5% of HP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Pure Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Pure Storage shares are owned 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HP$53.88B0.51$2.78B$2.7810.42
Pure Storage$3.17B5.82$61.31M$0.30188.47

HP has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Storage has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

HP currently has a consensus price target of $34.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.90%. Pure Storage has a consensus price target of $70.20, suggesting a potential upside of 24.16%. Given Pure Storage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pure Storage is more favorable than HP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HP
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08
Pure Storage
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

HP has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Pure Storage's net margin of 4.22%. Pure Storage's return on equity of 16.06% beat HP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HP5.18% -253.39% 8.83%
Pure Storage 4.22%16.06%5.93%

Summary

HP and Pure Storage tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PSTG vs. The Competition

MetricPure StorageComputer storage devices IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$18.43B$15.89B$25.24B$19.70B
Dividend YieldN/A1.91%2.89%3.84%
P/E Ratio148.7939.8045.0535.13
Price / Sales5.822.622,153.2336.36
Price / Cash78.8958.4434.7817.51
Price / Book13.5311.046.784.78
Net Income$61.31M$108.60M$737.99M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.50%4.66%0.53%1.62%
1 Month Performance40.37%36.05%16.28%13.00%
1 Year Performance-5.61%-2.24%52,512.19%5.59%

Pure Storage Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PSTG
Pure Storage
4.6746 of 5 stars
$55.44
-2.0%
$70.20
+26.6%
-6.0%$18.07B$3.17B145.894,200News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
HPQ
HP
4.7322 of 5 stars
$29.01
-1.1%
$34.17
+17.8%
-8.9%$27.35B$53.88B10.3258,000News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
4.2794 of 5 stars
$44.87
-2.8%
$45.63
+1.7%
-52.7%$26.78B$21.57B22.534,610Trending News
Analyst Forecast
STX
Seagate Technology
4.6701 of 5 stars
$109.16
+1.3%
$114.37
+4.8%
+10.5%$23.17B$8.54B19.9640,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.8963 of 5 stars
$17.44
-1.7%
$20.60
+18.1%
-0.6%$22.91B$31.23B9.1860,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
LOGI
Logitech International
3.5185 of 5 stars
$86.39
-0.2%
$85.71
-0.8%
-3.7%$13.66B$4.55B20.288,200News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PAR
PAR Technology
1.5186 of 5 stars
$69.14
-1.0%
$79.86
+15.5%
+50.5%$2.80B$383.77M-276.551,480Positive News
DBD
Diebold Nixdorf
4.369 of 5 stars
$48.71
-1.4%
$70.00
+43.7%
+10.5%$1.82B$3.70B-110.7022,000
VYX
NCR Voyix
3.5868 of 5 stars
$10.65
-2.2%
$14.60
+37.1%
-22.0%$1.47B$2.73B2.4735,000Positive News
ATEN
A10 Networks
3.7719 of 5 stars
$17.51
-0.7%
$22.00
+25.6%
+6.1%$1.26B$267.16M26.13580Positive News
EVLV
Evolv Technologies
0.4124 of 5 stars
$5.78
+5.9%
$5.08
-12.1%
+100.7%$944.86M$103.87M-41.28170Trending News
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Analyst Forecast
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