HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc, two Computer Hardware stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HPE and PANW diverge most: on p/s, HPE reads 2.33 and PANW reads 29.85; on debt / equity, HPE reads 0.76 and PANW reads 0.06. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HPE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HPE | PANW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $73.45 | $418.92 |
| Market cap | $97.5B | $342.7B |
| Sector | Computer Hardware | Computer Hardware |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 37.9 | — |
| P/B | 3.67 | 12.46 |
| P/S | 2.33 | 29.85 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.2 | 247.1 |
| Revenue growth | +26.6% | +24.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 67.6% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 5.0% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 2.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 1.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.3% | 0.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.9% | 1.9% |
| FCF yield | 4.3% | 1.2% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.76 | 0.06 |
| Current ratio | 1.11 | 0.87 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.59 | 6.30 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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