PENG vs STX vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Penguin Solutions, Seagate Technology Holdings and NetApp Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc.
$58.79 +5.4% 1M +162.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$218.42 +4.4% 1M +91.4% 1Y
Market cap
$38.83B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 7, Penguin Solutions 2, NetApp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPENGSTXNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.74B $145.14B $38.83B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 33.0x 27.4x PENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 18.2x 20.8x PENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +44.4% +12.2% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 31.9% 19.2% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 82.3% 36.7% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.2x -0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +162.6% +163.7% +91.4% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +51.1%/yr +19.6%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.9% 73.9% 44.9% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 67/100 58/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

PENGSTXNTAP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPENGSTXNTAP
Valuation 39 #69 of 112 32 #77 of 112 41 #67 of 112
Growth 69 #34 of 108 99 #2 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Profitability 54 #48 of 104 100 #1 of 104 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 22 #91 of 116 44 #65 of 116 29 #83 of 116
Shareholder Returns 79 #17 of 78 62 #30 of 78 73 #22 of 78
Overall 53 67 58
  • PENG ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPENGSTXNTAPSPY
1 month +5.4%-23.3%+4.4% +0.7%
3 months +14.3%-17.8%+25.5% +3.7%
6 months +93.3%+4.0%+97.2% +7.1%
Year to date +200.6%+154.4%+104.0% +12.8%
1 year +162.6%+163.7%+91.4% +11.9%
3 years +337.1%+923.8%+206.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +63.6%+117.3%+45.4% +22.8%
5 years +119.9%+686.4%+144.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+51.1%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years —+1,951.2%+547.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+35.3%+20.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePENGSTXNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.9%73.9%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.1%76.4%38.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.672.531.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.892.212.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-58.2%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-36.0%-8.7% -1.2%
52-week high $81.39$1,094.04$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $16.24$237.49$94.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePENGSTXNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 32.9x 36.3xmedian 32.9x 30.2xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.9x 11.7xmedian 2.9x 5.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 20.0x 28.2xmedian 20.0x 20.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.6xmedian 30.2x 38.7xmedian 30.2x 25.9xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 46.6xmedian 2.9x 28.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.08 0.39median 1.08 3.68median 1.08

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPENGSTXNTAP
Revenue $1.73B $13.80B $7.39B
Gross profit $478.93M $6.95B $5.22B
Operating income $165.60M $5.46B $1.85B
Net income $185.79M $4.40B $1.42B
Free cash flow -$163.48M $4.16B $1.65B
R&D $81.68M $769.00M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $18.95 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $647.21M $1.26B $1.57B
Total debt $788.95M $2.35B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 58.83M 232.00M 200.00M
Enterprise value $703.19M $139.98B $21.65B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPENGSTXNTAP
P/E 20.6x 36.3x 30.2x
P/FCF -21.6x 38.7x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow -23.3x 33.3x 22.6x
P/S 2.0x 11.7x 5.8x
P/B 6.6x 46.6x 28.6x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 46.6x 29.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 28.2x 20.5x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 29.6x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 11.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF -22.5x 39.0x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -24.2x 33.5x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.39 3.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPENGSTXNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 44.4% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 26.6% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 97.2% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 89.7% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 184.8% 150.5% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 166.5% 125.4% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 544.3% 156.6% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 99.4% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 791.5% 150.0% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 94.1% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -234.2% 217.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.2% 80.3% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -256.9% 241.1% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.3% 93.8% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPENGSTXNTAP
Gross margin 27.7% 50.4% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 12.6% 41.6% 27.5%
Operating margin 9.6% 39.6% 25.0%
Pretax margin 8.8% 36.7% 24.7%
Net margin 8.7% 31.9% 19.2%
FCF margin -9.4% 30.1% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin -8.8% 35.0% 25.7%
Return on equity 37.5% 156.4% 99.6%
Return on assets 7.5% 43.3% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 82.3% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 12.9% 76.1% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.6% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPENGSTXNTAP
Debt / assets 28.4% 22.8% 22.7%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.7x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF -4.8x 0.6x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 66.6% 86.4%
Equity / assets 19.3% 33.4% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 22.3x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.33 16.77 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPENGSTXNTAP
Dividend yield – 0.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 0.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.7% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPENGSTXNTAP
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2027 18.2xFY2027 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.25FY2027 $38.53FY2027 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.1%FY2027 +147.3%FY2027 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% +63.8% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2027 $19.55BFY2027 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.9%FY2027 +60.2%FY2027 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +29.7% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPENGSTXNTAP
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.8% 97.4%
Institutions holding 352 1,957 960
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +1.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 229 1,209 502
Institutions selling 100 590 336
Buyers to sellers 2.29 2.05 1.49

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PENGSTXNTAP
PENG 1.00 0.44 0.42
STX 0.44 1.00 0.21
NTAP 0.42 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PENG, STX and NTAP?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Penguin Solutions (PENG) $2.74B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $145.14B, NetApp (NTAP) $38.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, PENG, STX and NTAP?

Penguin Solutions (PENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 18.2x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 33.0x, NetApp (NTAP) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Penguin Solutions (PENG) is cheapest (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 13.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.2x, NetApp (NTAP) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Penguin Solutions (PENG) +26.5%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 8.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.9%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 14.9%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 82.3%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Penguin Solutions (PENG) +162.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +163.7%, NetApp (NTAP) +91.4%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Penguin Solutions (PENG) +17.1%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.1%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Penguin Solutions (PENG) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%. Penguin Solutions (PENG) and NetApp (NTAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 85.9%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 73.9%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PENG, STX and NTAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.