NetApp vs Xerox
NTAP and XRX side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NTAP and XRX compare
NetApp is the larger company, worth 296 times as much as Xerox ($35.6B against $120M).
Xerox grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.0% versus 12.7% for NetApp).
NetApp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.8% compared with −15.4% at Xerox.
Both pay dividends: NetApp yields 1.1% and Xerox 10.9%.
NetApp scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 11 for Xerox), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NTAP | XRX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $35.6B | $120M |
| Share price | $181.37 | $0.915 |
| Change, 1 year | 62.6% | −69.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | −95.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.23 | 1.72 |
| Employees | 12K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.5× | – |
| P/S | 5.5× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 23.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 21.6× | 1.6× (better) |
| PEG | 8.17 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.6% | 63.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $150.67 | $44.09 |
| Margin of safety | −20.4% | 97.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.7% | 16.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 25.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 80.3% | – |
| Operating margin | 28.5% | – |
| Net margin | 21.8% (better) | −15.4% |
| FCF margin | 25.4% (better) | 0.99% |
| Return on equity | 115% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 528% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.66 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.54 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.24 (better) | 1.14 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.56 (better) | 1.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 10.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 29.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.6% (better) | −27.5% |
| Buyback yield | 2.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% | 10.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.0% | 98.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.44% | 39.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$46.4M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | – |
Go deeper
- NTAP stock overview
- NTAP income statement
- NTAP valuation and score
- XRX stock overview
- XRX income statement
- XRX valuation and score
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