Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD – Get Free Report) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Diebold Nixdorf and Dell Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Dell Technologies | 0 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2.78 |
Diebold Nixdorf presently has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.05%. Dell Technologies has a consensus price target of $569.96, indicating a potential upside of 26.06%. Given Diebold Nixdorf’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Diebold Nixdorf is more favorable than Dell Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares Diebold Nixdorf and Dell Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | 2.87% | 21.16% | 5.90% |
| Dell Technologies | 7.53% | -578.85% | 10.64% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Diebold Nixdorf and Dell Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Diebold Nixdorf | $3.81 billion | 0.62 | $94.60 million | $3.06 | 22.69 |
| Dell Technologies | $113.54 billion | 2.53 | $5.94 billion | $17.23 | 26.24 |
Dell Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Diebold Nixdorf. Diebold Nixdorf is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dell Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Dell Technologies beats Diebold Nixdorf on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated engages in the automating, digitizing, and transforming the way people bank and shop worldwide. It operates through two segments, Banking and Retail. The company offers cash recyclers and dispensers, intelligent deposit terminals, teller automation tools, and kiosk technologies, as well as physical security solutions; and front-end applications for consumer connection points and back-end platforms that manage channel transactions, operations and integration, and facilitate omnichannel transactions, endpoint monitoring, remote asset management, customer marketing, merchandise management, and analytics. It also provides banking product-related services comprising proactive monitoring and rapid resolution of incidents through remote service capabilities or an on-site visit; first- and second-line maintenance, preventive maintenance, and on-demand services; managed and outsourcing services, such as business processes, solution management, upgrades, and transaction processing; and cash management services. In addition, the company offers DN Vynamic software suite to simplify and enhance the consumer experience; modular and integrated point of sale and self-checkout terminals; printers, scales, and mobile scanners; and banknote and coin processing systems, as well as ordering kiosks. Additionally, it provides retail customer's product-related services, such as on-demand and professional services; maintenance and availability services; implementation services; managed mobility services; monitoring and advanced analytics; and store life-cycle management services. The company was formerly known as Diebold, Incorporated and changed its name to Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated in December 2016. Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.
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.
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