PSTG vs. STX, SMCI, HPQ, HPE, LOGI, PAR, DBD, VYX, ATEN, and CRSR
Should you be buying Pure Storage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pure Storage include Seagate Technology (STX), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), A10 Networks (ATEN), and Corsair Gaming (CRSR). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Pure Storage vs.
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) and Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Seagate Technology had 31 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Seagate Technology and 11 mentions for Pure Storage. Pure Storage's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Seagate Technology's score of 0.57 indicating that Pure Storage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Seagate Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Storage. Seagate 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.
Seagate Technology has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Pure Storage's net margin of 4.22%. Pure Storage's return on equity of 16.06% beat Seagate Technology's return on equity.
Seagate Technology has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Storage has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
92.9% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Pure Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Seagate Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Pure Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Seagate Technology received 445 more outperform votes than Pure Storage when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.05% of users gave Pure Storage an outperform vote while only 58.73% of users gave Seagate Technology an outperform vote.
Seagate Technology presently has a consensus price target of $119.42, indicating a potential downside of 6.70%. Pure Storage has a consensus price target of $69.95, indicating a potential upside of 26.93%. Given Pure Storage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pure Storage is more favorable than Seagate Technology.
Summary
Seagate Technology and Pure Storage tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PSTG) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
