Seagate Technology vs Western Digital
STX and WDC 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 STX and WDC compare
Seagate Technology and Western Digital are about the same size, with market caps of $146B and $143B.
On earnings, Western Digital is cheaper: it trades at 16.3× trailing earnings, against 33.9× for Seagate Technology.
Seagate Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 35.7% for Western Digital).
Western Digital keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 72.9% compared with 31.9% at Seagate Technology.
Both pay dividends: Seagate Technology yields 0.46% and Western Digital 0.14%.
Western Digital scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 17 for Seagate Technology), 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 | STX | WDC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $146B | $143B |
| Share price | $644.58 | $395.41 |
| Change, 1 year | 143% | 217% |
| Change, 5 years | 566% | 604% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.67 | 1.87 |
| Employees | 30K | 40K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 | 4 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.9× | 16.3× (better) |
| P/S | 10.6× (better) | 11.0× |
| P/B | 42.3× | 16.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.6× (better) | 29.4× |
| P/FCF | 35.1× (better) | 40.6× |
| FCF yield | 2.8% (better) | 2.5% |
| Fair value | $495.70 | $390.43 |
| Margin of safety | −30.0% | −1.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.4% (better) | 35.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.7% (better) | −5.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 157% | 399% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 144% | 374% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.0% | 55.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.4% (better) | 48.9% |
| Operating margin | 39.6% (better) | 34.5% |
| Net margin | 31.9% | 72.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 30.1% (better) | 27.2% |
| Return on equity | 259% (better) | 133% |
| Return on invested capital | 114% (better) | 52.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.68 | 0.12 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.19 (better) | −0.11 |
| Interest coverage | 22.3× | 27.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.82 (better) | 1.33 |
| Altman Z-score | 15.48 | 20.24 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.46% (better) | 0.14% |
| Payout ratio | 14.8% | 1.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.37% | 1.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.83% | 2.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 82.9% | 89.7% |
| Held by insiders | 11.9% | 0.78% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$564M | −$74.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.5% | 5.1% |
Go deeper
- STX stock overview
- STX income statement
- STX valuation and score
- WDC stock overview
- WDC income statement
- WDC valuation and score
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