ADI vs. AAPL, ACLS, AMD, AVGO, AVT, CSCO, NVDA, ON, ANET, and CRM
Should you be buying Analog Devices stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Analog Devices include Apple (AAPL), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Avnet (AVT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), ON Semiconductor (ON), Arista Networks (ANET), and Salesforce (CRM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Analog Devices vs. Its Competitors
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Apple currently has a consensus price target of $240.80, suggesting a potential upside of 1.73%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $273.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.69%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Apple.
67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Analog Devices' net margin of 18.85%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
In the previous week, Apple had 275 more articles in the media than Analog Devices. MarketBeat recorded 340 mentions for Apple and 65 mentions for Analog Devices. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Apple's score of 0.89 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Apple has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Analog Devices. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Analog Devices beats Apple on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ADI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff