NetApp vs Seagate Technology
NTAP 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 NTAP and STX compare
Seagate Technology is the larger company, worth 3.4 times as much as NetApp ($121B against $35.6B).
On earnings, NetApp is cheaper: it trades at 25.5× trailing earnings, against 27.7× for Seagate Technology.
Seagate Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.4% versus 12.7% for NetApp).
Seagate Technology keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.9% compared with 21.8% at NetApp.
Both pay dividends: NetApp yields 1.1% and Seagate Technology 0.56%.
NetApp scores higher on the StockData Score (18 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 | NTAP | STX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $35.6B | $121B |
| Share price | $181.37 | $528.29 |
| Change, 1 year | 62.6% | 86.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | 424% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.23 | 1.75 |
| Employees | 12K | 30K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 | 4 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.5× (better) | 27.7× |
| P/S | 5.5× (better) | 8.8× |
| P/B | 23.8× (better) | 35.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.2× (better) | 21.3× |
| P/FCF | 21.6× (better) | 29.2× |
| PEG | 8.17 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.6% (better) | 3.4% |
| Fair value | $150.67 | $478.70 |
| Margin of safety | −20.4% | −10.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.7% | 44.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.7% | 2.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.1% | 157% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 25.4% | 144% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.5% | 21.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 80.3% (better) | 50.4% |
| Operating margin | 28.5% | 39.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 21.8% | 31.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 25.4% | 30.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 115% | 259% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 528% (better) | 114% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.66 | 0.68 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.54 | 0.19 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 22.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 1.82 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.56 | 13.31 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% (better) | 0.56% |
| Payout ratio | 29.0% | 14.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.6% | 2.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.4% (better) | 0.45% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% (better) | 1.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.0% | 81.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.44% | 11.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$46.4M (better) | −$585M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 6 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- NTAP stock overview
- NTAP income statement
- NTAP valuation and score
- STX stock overview
- STX income statement
- STX valuation and score
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