Comparing Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and HTC (OTCMKTS:HTCKF)

HTC (OTCMKTS:HTCKF) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for HTC and Dell Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HTC	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dell Technologies	1	10	20	1	2.66

Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $494.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.54%. Given Dell Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than HTC.

Profitability

This table compares HTC and Dell Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HTC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dell Technologies	6.28%	-366.90%	8.65%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of HTC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HTC and Dell Technologies”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
Dell Technologies	$113.54 billion	2.81	$5.94 billion	$12.59	39.05

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

Summary

Dell Technologies beats HTC on 11 of the 12 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 Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports various comprehensive and integrated solutions, products, and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) and Client Solutions Group (CSG). The ISG segment provides modern and traditional storage solutions, including all-flash arrays, scale-out file, object platforms, hyper-converged infrastructure, and software-defined storage; and general-purpose and AI-optimized servers. This segment also offers networking products and services comprising wide area network infrastructure, data center and edge networking switches, and cables and optics that help its business customers to transform and modernize their infrastructure, mobilize and enrich end-user experiences, and accelerate business applications and processes; software and peripherals; and consulting, support, and deployment services. The CSG segment provides desktops, workstations, and notebooks; displays, docking stations, keyboards, mice, webcam, and audio devices; and third-party software and peripherals, as well as configuration, support and deployment, and extended warranty services. It is involved in cybersecurity technology-driven security solutions to prevent security breaches, detect malicious activity, respond rapidly when a security breach occurs, and identify emerging threats; originating, collecting, and servicing customer financing arrangements; and the resale of VMware products and services. The company serves enterprises, public institutions, and small and medium-sized businesses through its direct sales channel, value-added resellers, system integrators, distributors, and retailers. The company was formerly known as Denali Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dell Technologies Inc. in August 2016. Dell Technologies Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.