PSTG vs. DELL, HPQ, HPE, STX, SMCI, LOGI, PAR, VYX, DBD, and ATEN
Should you be buying Pure Storage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pure Storage include Dell Technologies (DELL), HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Seagate Technology (STX), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), NCR Voyix (VYX), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), and A10 Networks (ATEN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Pure Storage vs.
Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 29 more articles in the media than Pure Storage. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Dell Technologies and 6 mentions for Pure Storage. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Pure Storage's score of 0.52 indicating that Dell Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Pure Storage has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
83.4% of Pure Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Pure Storage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dell Technologies has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Pure Storage's net margin of 4.22%. Pure Storage's return on equity of 16.06% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.
Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Storage. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pure Storage presently has a consensus target price of $72.70, indicating a potential upside of 9.37%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $148.06, indicating a potential upside of 35.02%. Given Dell Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than Pure Storage.
Pure Storage received 20 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.03% of users gave Pure Storage an outperform vote while only 60.21% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats Pure Storage on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PSTG) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
