Apple (AAPL) Competitors $212.50 +1.29 (+0.61%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AAPL vs. ANET, DELL, HPQ, HPE, SMCI, STX, PSTG, LOGI, PAR, and DBDShould you be buying Apple stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apple include Arista Networks (ANET), Dell Technologies (DELL), HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Seagate Technology (STX), Pure Storage (PSTG), Logitech International (LOGI), PAR Technology (PAR), and Diebold Nixdorf (DBD). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry. Apple vs. Arista Networks Dell Technologies HP Hewlett Packard Enterprise Super Micro Computer Seagate Technology Pure Storage Logitech International PAR Technology Diebold Nixdorf Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is ANET or AAPL more profitable? Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.72% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 160.83% beat Arista Networks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arista Networks40.72% 29.91% 21.67% Apple 24.30%160.83%30.88% Do analysts rate ANET or AAPL? Arista Networks presently has a consensus target price of $106.43, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. Apple has a consensus target price of $232.63, indicating a potential upside of 10.13%. Given Arista Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Arista Networks is more favorable than Apple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Arista Networks 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor ANET or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 219 more articles in the media than Arista Networks. MarketBeat recorded 274 mentions for Apple and 55 mentions for Arista Networks. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Apple's score of 0.64 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arista Networks 36 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 137 Very Positive mention(s) 33 Positive mention(s) 46 Neutral mention(s) 37 Negative mention(s) 14 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ANET or AAPL? 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Arista Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANET or AAPL? Apple received 6038 more outperform votes than Arista Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.97% of users gave Apple an outperform vote while only 74.51% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformArista NetworksOutperform Votes132774.51% Underperform Votes45425.49% AppleOutperform Votes736581.97% Underperform Votes162018.03% Which has more risk and volatility, ANET or AAPL? Arista Networks has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, ANET or AAPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Arista Networks. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArista Networks$7.00B14.45$2.85B$2.2236.29Apple$395.76B8.02$93.74B$6.3033.53 SummaryApple beats Arista Networks on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Apple News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AAPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAppleElectronic computers IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.17T$407.59B$22.78B$7.73BDividend Yield0.48%1.13%2.98%4.22%P/E Ratio33.5342.0441.8118.38Price / Sales8.023.312,073.12103.40Price / Cash32.1624.3734.7234.62Price / Book56.0310.426.104.22Net Income$93.74B$12.30B$737.48M$248.14M7 Day Performance3.25%-1.08%2.99%2.49%1 Month Performance-3.07%-4.29%1.52%1.01%1 Year Performance24.01%-1.62%52,507.41%4.98% Apple Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AAPLApple4.4448 of 5 stars$212.50+0.6%$232.63+9.5%+21.7%$3.19T$395.76B33.73164,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastANETArista Networks4.9427 of 5 stars$70.81+3.1%$104.29+47.3%+22.5%$88.91B$7.00B31.903,610Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsGap DownDELLDell Technologies4.983 of 5 stars$89.19+6.1%$136.41+53.0%-26.6%$62.24B$95.57B15.76133,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownHPQHP4.9185 of 5 stars$24.61+1.8%$34.00+38.1%-9.7%$23.20B$53.88B8.7658,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownHPEHewlett Packard Enterprise4.8506 of 5 stars$15.36+1.4%$20.60+34.1%-5.0%$20.18B$31.23B8.0860,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpSMCISuper Micro Computer4.9009 of 5 stars$32.91+7.6%$52.57+59.7%-59.6%$19.53B$20.82B16.524,610Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownSTXSeagate Technology4.9257 of 5 stars$78.09+3.6%$117.39+50.3%-5.2%$16.53B$8.04B14.2840,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpPSTGPure Storage4.5839 of 5 stars$42.74+5.9%$70.95+66.0%-13.1%$13.93B$3.17B112.484,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownLOGILogitech International3.7229 of 5 stars$74.95+3.7%$90.57+20.8%-1.5%$11.85B$4.56B17.598,200Earnings ReportNews CoveragePARPAR Technology2.3431 of 5 stars$57.53+3.0%$81.86+42.3%+34.6%$2.31B$349.98M-230.111,480Positive NewsDBDDiebold Nixdorf4.204 of 5 stars$42.63+2.0%$70.00+64.2%+35.5%$1.60B$3.75B-96.8922,000Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Arista Networks Competitors Dell Technologies Competitors HP Competitors Hewlett Packard Enterprise Competitors Super Micro Computer Competitors Seagate Technology Competitors Pure Storage Competitors Logitech International Competitors PAR Technology Competitors Diebold Nixdorf Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AAPL) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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