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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, PSTG or MRVL?

Pure Storage has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marvell Technology has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PSTG or MRVL?

Pure Storage currently has a consensus target price of $70.21, suggesting a potential upside of 19.81%. Marvell Technology has a consensus target price of $94.70, suggesting a potential upside of 24.02%. 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

Which has preferable earnings and 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	6.05	$106.74M	$0.37	158.38
Marvell Technology	$5.77B	11.44	-$885M	-$0.57	-133.96

Does the media refer more to PSTG or MRVL?

In the previous week, Marvell Technology had 40 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Marvell Technology and 19 mentions for Pure Storage. Marvell Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Pure Storage's score of 1.08 indicating that Marvell Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pure Storage	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marvell Technology	39 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Marvell Technology beats Pure Storage on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.