Comparing NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) and HTC (OTCMKTS:HTCKF)

HTC (OTCMKTS:HTCKF) and NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares HTC and NetApp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HTC	N/A	N/A	N/A
NetApp	18.43%	117.23%	13.09%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for HTC and NetApp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HTC	0	0	0	0	0.00
NetApp	0	10	5	0	2.33

NetApp has a consensus price target of $179.77, suggesting a potential downside of 4.78%. Given NetApp’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NetApp is more favorable than HTC.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of HTC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HTC and NetApp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HTC	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.47	1.00
NetApp	$6.92 billion	5.35	$1.28 billion	$6.36	29.69

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

Summary

NetApp beats HTC on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HTC

HTC Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, assembles, processes, and sells smart mobile and virtual reality devices in Taiwan and internationally. The company provides marketing, repair, and after sales services; and online/download media services, as well as human resources management services. In addition, it is involved in the general investing activities; design, research, and development of application software and graphics technology; design and management of cloud synchronization technology; and development and sale of digital education platform, as well as development of virtual reality contents. Further, the company provides app stores for virtual reality, where customers can explore, create, connect, and experience the content; and medical and healthcare, 5G connectivity, and blockchain technologies. It provides its products through online. The company has an agreement with Fantasy 360 Technologies Inc. HTC Corporation was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

About NetApp

NetApp, Inc. provides cloud-led and data-centric services to manage and share data on-premises, and private and public clouds worldwide. It operates in two segments, Hybrid Cloud and Public Could. The company offers intelligent data management software, such as NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Snapshot, NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management, NetApp SnapMirror Data Replication, NetApp SnapLock Data Compliance, and storage infrastructure solutions, including NetApp All-Flash FAS series, NetApp Fabric Attached Storage, NetApp E/EF series, and NetApp StorageGRID. In addition, it provides cloud storage and data services comprising NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Azure NetApp Files, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud, and cloud operations services, such as NetApp Cloud Insights, Spot by NetApp, and Instaclustr. Further, the company offers application-aware data management service under the NetApp Astra name; and professional and support services, such as strategic consulting, professional, managed, and support services. Additionally, it provides assessment, design, implementation, and migration services. The company serves the energy, financial service, government, technology, internet, life science, healthcare service, manufacturing, media, entertainment, animation, video postproduction, and markets through a direct sales force and an ecosystem of partners. NetApp, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.