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$35.52
-1.02 (-2.79%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

HPQ vs. ANET, DELL, SMCI, HPE, STX, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, VYX, and DBD

Should you be buying HP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HP include Arista Networks (ANET), Dell Technologies (DELL), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Seagate Technology (STX), Pure Storage (PSTG), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), NCR Voyix (VYX), and Diebold Nixdorf (DBD). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

HP vs.

HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

HP has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

77.5% of HP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

HP presently has a consensus price target of $35.55, indicating a potential upside of 0.07%. Arista Networks has a consensus price target of $373.88, indicating a potential downside of 3.04%. Given HP's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe HP is more favorable than Arista Networks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HP
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Arista Networks
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.74

HP received 191 more outperform votes than Arista Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.70% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote while only 60.74% of users gave HP an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
HPOutperform Votes
1499
60.74%
Underperform Votes
969
39.26%
Arista NetworksOutperform Votes
1308
74.70%
Underperform Votes
443
25.30%

In the previous week, HP had 2 more articles in the media than Arista Networks. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for HP and 16 mentions for Arista Networks. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat HP's score of 0.71 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HP
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Arista Networks
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Arista Networks has a net margin of 39.01% compared to HP's net margin of 5.33%. Arista Networks' return on equity of 30.50% beat HP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HP5.33% -266.37% 9.01%
Arista Networks 39.01%30.50%22.23%

HP has higher revenue and earnings than Arista Networks. HP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HP$53.32B0.64$3.26B$2.8512.46
Arista Networks$6.31B19.19$2.09B$7.1853.82

Summary

Arista Networks beats HP on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HPQ vs. The Competition

MetricHPComputer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$34.23B$33.26B$22.40B$19.18B
Dividend Yield2.97%3.00%2.72%3.52%
P/E Ratio12.4623.01271.1431.43
Price / Sales0.643.093,566.7617.89
Price / Cash8.6820.7331.0120.46
Price / Book-32.898.526.985.38
Net Income$3.26B$1.48B$649.12M$984.71M
7 Day Performance-2.60%-0.82%-0.45%-0.53%
1 Month Performance-1.00%-3.11%0.29%-0.95%
1 Year Performance34.90%27.00%27.10%29.33%

HP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HPQ
HP
4.7704 of 5 stars
$35.52
-2.8%
$35.55
+0.1%
+39.7%$34.23B$53.32B12.4658,000Options Volume
ANET
Arista Networks
4.3805 of 5 stars
$401.57
+2.3%
$369.50
-8.0%
+125.3%$125.84B$6.31B52.084,023Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
DELL
Dell Technologies
4.9743 of 5 stars
$121.65
+0.8%
$143.50
+18.0%
+94.8%$86.29B$91.84B22.36120,000Options Volume
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
4.7407 of 5 stars
$49.12
+2.9%
$74.53
+51.7%
+39.8%$27.47B$14.94B24.665,126Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.6548 of 5 stars
$19.88
+0.7%
$21.46
+8.0%
+33.0%$25.83B$29.02B14.2062,000Options Volume
STX
Seagate Technology
4.7481 of 5 stars
$101.33
+0.0%
$118.83
+17.3%
+45.8%$21.28B$7.27B26.4630,000Analyst Revision
PSTG
Pure Storage
4.9831 of 5 stars
$55.12
+1.9%
$68.05
+23.5%
+62.0%$18.06B$2.83B137.805,600
LOGI
Logitech International
3.4896 of 5 stars
$84.62
+1.1%
$93.00
+9.9%
+6.5%$13.38B$4.47B18.852,700Analyst Forecast
Insider Buying
Analyst Revision
PAR
PAR Technology
1.0154 of 5 stars
$60.71
+1.4%
$64.17
+5.7%
+108.5%$2.20B$415.82M-242.841,841
VYX
NCR Voyix
3.1124 of 5 stars
$13.21
+0.9%
$16.43
+24.4%
-11.1%$1.92B$3.83B-3.3015,500Upcoming Earnings
DBD
Diebold Nixdorf
4.7116 of 5 stars
$47.24
+0.5%
$57.50
+21.7%
+151.9%$1.77B$3.56B8.1021,000Upcoming Earnings
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This page (NYSE:HPQ) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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