Pure Storage (PSTG) Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend HPQ or PSTG?

HP currently has a consensus price target of $33.83, suggesting a potential upside of 32.06%. Pure Storage has a consensus price target of $70.20, suggesting a potential upside of 54.90%. 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

Does the media favor HPQ or PSTG?

In the previous week, HP had 2 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for HP and 20 mentions for Pure Storage. HP's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Pure Storage's score of 0.93 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HP	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pure Storage	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HPQ or PSTG?

77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Pure Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Pure Storage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HPQ or PSTG more profitable?

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
HP	5.18%	-253.39%	8.83%
Pure Storage	4.22%	16.06%	5.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HPQ or PSTG?

HP received 738 more outperform votes than Pure Storage when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.99% of users gave Pure Storage an outperform vote while only 60.47% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HP	Outperform Votes 1504 60.47%	Underperform Votes 983 39.53%
Pure Storage	Outperform Votes 766 70.99%	Underperform Votes 313 29.01%

Which has more risk and volatility, HPQ or PSTG?

HP has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Storage has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HPQ or PSTG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HP	$53.88B	0.45	$2.78B	$2.78	9.22
Pure Storage	$3.17B	4.66	$61.31M	$0.30	151.07

Summary

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