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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

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

Analog Devices presently has a consensus price target of $275.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.52%. Apple has a consensus price target of $247.49, indicating a potential downside of 3.58%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Analog Devices
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Analog Devices$9.43B12.65$1.64B$3.9261.86
Apple$408.63B9.32$93.74B$6.5938.95

In the previous week, Apple had 209 more articles in the media than Analog Devices. MarketBeat recorded 241 mentions for Apple and 32 mentions for Analog Devices. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Apple's score of 1.02 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices
28 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Apple
149 Very Positive mention(s)
25 Positive mention(s)
26 Neutral mention(s)
16 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. 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 pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Analog Devices18.85% 10.32% 7.50%
Apple 24.30%170.91%31.94%

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Analog Devices beats Apple on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ADI vs. The Competition

MetricAnalog DevicesSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$119.30B$30.22B$33.20B$10.61B
Dividend Yield1.64%1.71%3.17%4.70%
P/E Ratio61.8689.15497.9027.12
Price / Sales12.657.892,313.86205.97
Price / Cash22.7239.5835.0131.12
Price / Book3.425.757.596.66
Net Income$1.64B$692.87M$819.00M$275.95M
7 Day Performance-0.94%4.23%2.90%3.31%
1 Month Performance-1.85%4.39%12.06%10.75%
1 Year Performance6.25%5.57%24,361.50%33.53%

Analog Devices Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADI
Analog Devices
4.9269 of 5 stars
$242.50
+0.2%
$275.29
+13.5%
+6.0%$119.30B$9.43B61.8624,000Positive News
AAPL
Apple
4.6094 of 5 stars
$254.38
-0.4%
$245.66
-3.4%
+13.8%$3.78T$391.04B38.60164,000Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
3.998 of 5 stars
$96.70
-0.8%
$90.00
-6.9%
-11.5%$3.04B$1.02B19.781,563
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
4.3674 of 5 stars
$161.34
+1.2%
$180.88
+12.1%
-3.6%$261.83B$25.79B92.7228,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
AVGO
Broadcom
4.9441 of 5 stars
$327.82
-2.0%
$356.48
+8.7%
+91.6%$1.55T$51.57B83.6337,000Trending News
AVT
Avnet
4.4019 of 5 stars
$51.73
-0.4%
$49.00
-5.3%
-4.1%$4.32B$22.20B18.9514,869
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.9312 of 5 stars
$67.72
+0.7%
$74.53
+10.1%
+28.8%$267.71B$56.65B25.8586,200Positive News
Ex-Dividend
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.8946 of 5 stars
$181.85
+2.1%
$210.21
+15.6%
+50.2%$4.42T$130.50B51.8136,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.6058 of 5 stars
$49.74
-0.8%
$56.68
+14.0%
-31.1%$20.34B$7.08B46.4926,490Trending News
ANET
Arista Networks
4.7348 of 5 stars
$143.17
+0.5%
$162.00
+13.2%
+47.0%$179.94B$7.00B56.314,412Positive News
Insider Trade
Gap Up
CRM
Salesforce
4.9928 of 5 stars
$244.95
+0.6%
$332.58
+35.8%
-16.5%$233.19B$37.90B35.6076,453Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:ADI) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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