Pure Storage (PSTG) Competitors

Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, PSTG or MRVL?

Pure Storage has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PSTG or MRVL more profitable?

Pure Storage has a net margin of 3.93% compared to Marvell Technology's net margin of -7.56%. Pure Storage's return on equity of 13.98% beat Marvell Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Storage	3.93%	13.98%	4.91%
Marvell Technology	-7.56%	8.42%	5.70%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PSTG or MRVL?

83.4% of Pure Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Pure Storage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marvell Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PSTG or MRVL?

Pure Storage presently has a consensus target price of $69.95, indicating a potential upside of 21.52%. Marvell Technology has a consensus target price of $94.47, indicating a potential upside of 27.30%. Given Marvell Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marvell Technology is more favorable than Pure Storage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Storage	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Marvell Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Does the media favor PSTG or MRVL?

In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 38 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Marvell Technology and 9 mentions for Pure Storage. Pure Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Marvell Technology's score of 1.05 indicating that Pure Storage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pure Storage	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marvell Technology	30 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PSTG or MRVL?

Pure Storage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marvell Technology. Marvell Technology 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
Pure Storage	$3.17B	5.94	$106.74M	$0.37	155.57
Marvell Technology	$5.77B	11.12	-$885M	-$0.57	-130.19

Summary

Marvell Technology beats Pure Storage on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.