Sandisk vs Seagate Technology
SNDK and STX 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 SNDK and STX compare
Sandisk is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Seagate Technology ($169B against $146B).
On earnings, Sandisk is cheaper: it trades at 9.2× trailing earnings, against 33.9× for Seagate Technology.
Sandisk grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (272% versus 44.4% for Seagate Technology).
Sandisk keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 67.0% compared with 31.9% at Seagate Technology.
Seagate Technology pays a dividend yielding 0.46%; Sandisk does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SNDK | STX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $169B | $146B |
| Share price | $1150.89 | $644.58 |
| Change, 1 year | 463% | 143% |
| Change, 5 years | 2192% | 566% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.60 | 1.67 |
| Employees | 11K | 30K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 | 17 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 | 4 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.2× (better) | 33.9× |
| P/S | 5.8× (better) | 10.6× |
| P/B | 9.3× (better) | 42.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.7× (better) | 25.6× |
| P/FCF | 9.7× (better) | 35.1× |
| FCF yield | 10.3% (better) | 2.8% |
| Fair value | $3286.19 | $495.70 |
| Margin of safety | 65.0% (better) | −30.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 272% (better) | 44.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 2.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 157% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 144% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 21.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 80.0% (better) | 50.4% |
| Operating margin | 72.5% (better) | 39.6% |
| Net margin | 67.0% (better) | 31.9% |
| FCF margin | 59.9% (better) | 30.1% |
| Return on equity | 141% | 259% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 165% (better) | 114% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.68 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.19 |
| Interest coverage | 600× (better) | 22.3× |
| Current ratio | 2.58 (better) | 1.82 |
| Altman Z-score | 18.41 (better) | 15.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.46% |
| Payout ratio | – | 14.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 2.0% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.37% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.83% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 75.6% | 82.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 11.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$133M (better) | −$564M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- SNDK stock overview
- SNDK income statement
- SNDK valuation and score
- STX stock overview
- STX income statement
- STX valuation and score
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