DELL vs. HPQ, DBD, SSYS, DDD, KOPN, AAPL, SMCI, OMCL, OSS, and ZEPP
Should you be buying Dell Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dell Technologies include HP (HPQ), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), Stratasys (SSYS), 3D Systems (DDD), Kopin (KOPN), Apple (AAPL), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Omnicell (OMCL), One Stop Systems (OSS), and Zepp Health (ZEPP).
HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Dell Technologies had 21 more articles in the media than HP. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Dell Technologies and 22 mentions for HP. Dell Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat HP's score of 0.70 indicating that HP is being referred to more favorably in the media.
77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held 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.
HP pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dell Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. HP pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dell Technologies pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. HP has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. HP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
HP has a net margin of 5.60% compared to HP's net margin of 4.00%. HP's return on equity of -177.24% beat Dell Technologies' return on equity.
HP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dell Technologies. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dell Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
HP currently has a consensus target price of $34.64, suggesting a potential downside of 4.98%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $135.81, suggesting a potential upside of 0.59%. Given HP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than HP.
HP has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
HP received 784 more outperform votes than Dell Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.89% of users gave HP an outperform vote while only 59.60% of users gave Dell Technologies an outperform vote.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats HP on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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