Apple (AAPL) Competitors

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, AAPL or ANET?

Apple has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arista Networks has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AAPL or ANET?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Apple	$400.37B	7.52	$93.74B	$6.42	31.38
Arista Networks	$7.44B	16.37	$2.85B	$2.36	41.07

Does the media favor AAPL or ANET?

In the previous week, Apple had 362 more articles in the media than Arista Networks. MarketBeat recorded 397 mentions for Apple and 35 mentions for Arista Networks. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Apple's score of 0.79 indicating that Arista Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	200 Very Positive mention(s)	44 Positive mention(s)	91 Neutral mention(s)	45 Negative mention(s)	14 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arista Networks	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAPL or ANET?

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Arista Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AAPL or ANET?

Apple received 6040 more outperform votes than Arista Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.93% of users gave Apple an outperform vote while only 74.53% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apple	Outperform Votes 7377 81.93%	Underperform Votes 1627 18.07%
Arista Networks	Outperform Votes 1337 74.53%	Underperform Votes 457 25.47%

Is AAPL or ANET 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
Apple	24.30%	160.83%	30.88%
Arista Networks	40.72%	29.91%	21.67%

Do analysts recommend AAPL or ANET?

Apple presently has a consensus price target of $235.02, indicating a potential upside of 16.66%. Arista Networks has a consensus price target of $107.47, indicating a potential upside of 10.87%. Given Apple's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Arista Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Arista Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Summary

Apple beats Arista Networks on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.