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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

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Apple
1 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Analog Devices
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94%
Analog Devices 18.85%10.32%7.50%

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Apple
215 Very Positive mention(s)
33 Positive mention(s)
64 Neutral mention(s)
19 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Analog Devices
44 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Apple$391.04B8.98$93.74B$6.5935.92
Analog Devices$9.43B12.78$1.64B$3.9262.48

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ADI vs. The Competition

MetricAnalog DevicesSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$120.63B$29.13B$31.52B$10.17B
Dividend Yield1.61%1.75%3.16%4.61%
P/E Ratio62.4883.33447.4326.39
Price / Sales12.787.411,706.60190.24
Price / Cash23.0236.8034.5929.91
Price / Book3.465.427.386.28
Net Income$1.64B$692.87M$808.30M$270.38M
7 Day Performance-1.32%0.25%2.16%1.89%
1 Month Performance5.73%4.63%5.38%6.01%
1 Year Performance9.69%4.28%24,360.42%25.26%

Analog Devices Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADI
Analog Devices
4.9438 of 5 stars
$244.91
-0.1%
$273.53
+11.7%
+8.6%$120.63B$9.43B62.4824,000Positive News
Gap Down
AAPL
Apple
4.7097 of 5 stars
$237.88
-0.8%
$238.99
+0.5%
+6.4%$3.53T$391.04B36.10164,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
3.7031 of 5 stars
$81.82
+1.5%
$90.00
+10.0%
-15.5%$2.57B$1.02B16.731,563Positive News
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
4.7945 of 5 stars
$151.41
+0.2%
$181.33
+19.8%
+5.8%$245.71B$25.79B87.0228,000Trending News
AVGO
Broadcom
4.9453 of 5 stars
$345.65
+3.2%
$351.92
+1.8%
+117.1%$1.63T$51.57B88.1837,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AVT
Avnet
4.4678 of 5 stars
$53.36
-0.8%
$49.00
-8.2%
+5.4%$4.45B$22.20B19.5514,869Positive News
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.8864 of 5 stars
$66.88
0.0%
$74.53
+11.4%
+34.6%$264.39B$56.65B25.5386,200Positive News
Insider Trade
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.9502 of 5 stars
$168.31
+0.8%
$207.42
+23.2%
+49.2%$4.09T$130.50B47.9536,000Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
ON
ON Semiconductor
4.4995 of 5 stars
$48.88
-0.5%
$56.68
+16.0%
-32.9%$19.99B$7.08B45.6826,490Trending News
ANET
Arista Networks
4.7854 of 5 stars
$139.91
-2.1%
$138.79
-0.8%
+61.7%$175.84B$7.00B55.034,412Trending News
Analyst Revision
CRM
Salesforce
4.979 of 5 stars
$251.83
+0.4%
$333.11
+32.3%
-4.8%$239.74B$37.90B36.6076,453Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:ADI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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