Apple (AAPL) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arista Networks	$7.44B	16.15	$2.85B	$2.36	40.51
Apple	$400.37B	7.72	$93.74B	$6.42	32.22

Which has more volatility & risk, ANET or AAPL?

Arista Networks has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ANET or AAPL?

Arista Networks currently has a consensus price target of $107.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.07%. Apple has a consensus price target of $235.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.99%. Given Apple's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Arista Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arista Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Apple	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Do institutionals and 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. 3.4% 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANET or AAPL?

Apple received 6039 more outperform votes than Arista Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.93% of users gave Apple an outperform vote while only 74.48% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arista Networks	Outperform Votes 1334 74.48%	Underperform Votes 457 25.52%
Apple	Outperform Votes 7373 81.93%	Underperform Votes 1626 18.07%

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 Networks	40.72%	29.91%	21.67%
Apple	24.30%	160.83%	30.88%

Does the media refer more to ANET or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 334 more articles in the media than Arista Networks. MarketBeat recorded 379 mentions for Apple and 45 mentions for Arista Networks. Arista Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Apple's score of 0.75 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	39 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	206 Very Positive mention(s)	42 Positive mention(s)	73 Neutral mention(s)	45 Negative mention(s)	11 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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