AppLovin (APP) Competitors $649.59 +28.07 (+4.52%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$653.11 +3.52 (+0.54%) As of 09/19/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APP vs. AAPL, DUOL, U, PLTR, SAP, SHOP, CRWD, NTES, RBLX, and NETShould you be buying AppLovin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AppLovin include Apple (AAPL), Duolingo (DUOL), Unity Software (U), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), SAP (SAP), Shopify (SHOP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), NetEase (NTES), Roblox (RBLX), and Cloudflare (NET). AppLovin vs. Its Competitors Apple Duolingo Unity Software Palantir Technologies SAP Shopify CrowdStrike NetEase Roblox Cloudflare Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Is AAPL or APP more profitable? AppLovin has a net margin of 45.72% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. AppLovin's return on equity of 252.67% beat Apple's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94% AppLovin 45.72%252.67%41.46% Do analysts recommend AAPL or APP? Apple currently has a consensus target price of $242.74, suggesting a potential downside of 1.13%. AppLovin has a consensus target price of $501.95, suggesting a potential downside of 22.73%. Given Apple's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than AppLovin.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) 2.56AppLovin 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AAPL or APP? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than AppLovin. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppLovin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$408.63B8.92$93.74B$6.5937.25AppLovin$4.71B46.66$1.58B$7.0492.27 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAPL or APP? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of AppLovin shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of AppLovin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AAPL or APP? Apple has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AAPL or APP? In the previous week, Apple had 221 more articles in the media than AppLovin. MarketBeat recorded 266 mentions for Apple and 45 mentions for AppLovin. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Apple's score of 1.08 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 188 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 37 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AppLovin 27 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAppLovin beats Apple on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AppLovin News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAppLovinTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$219.72B$3.08B$26.71B$10.45BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.75%4.57%P/E Ratio92.2725.0827.1826.82Price / Sales46.66111.29792.6191.97Price / Cash108.7549.2228.4061.43Price / Book203.008.057.796.39Net Income$1.58B$34.56M$199.76M$271.80M7 Day Performance11.61%3.61%1.74%3.51%1 Month Performance55.12%19.14%22.64%9.58%1 Year Performance415.18%96.93%66.54%28.53% AppLovin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APPAppLovin2.8894 of 5 stars$649.59+4.5%$501.95-22.7%+415.2%$219.72B$4.71B92.271,710Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAAPLApple4.7281 of 5 stars$236.04+0.8%$240.80+2.0%+7.6%$3.50T$408.63B35.82164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeDUOLDuolingo4.1259 of 5 stars$285.65-7.2%$420.63+47.3%+8.4%$13.14B$748.02M117.99600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastUUnity Software1.577 of 5 stars$46.22+6.1%$31.20-32.5%+121.7%$19.48B$1.81B-43.504,987Positive NewsInsider TradePLTRPalantir Technologies2.4309 of 5 stars$170.94-0.3%$136.61-20.1%+390.3%$405.42B$2.87B569.673,936Trending NewsSAPSAP3.916 of 5 stars$250.95-2.4%$281.67+12.2%+16.7%$308.57B$36.99B41.59109,973Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓SHOPShopify3.5626 of 5 stars$146.94+2.5%$150.27+2.3%+94.8%$190.97B$8.88B82.098,100Trending NewsCRWDCrowdStrike4.0319 of 5 stars$443.18+1.6%$460.10+3.8%+67.6%$111.25B$3.95B-372.5310,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNTESNetEase4.5179 of 5 stars$155.09+1.5%$128.78-17.0%+92.7%$98.25B$109.68B20.9826,028News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓RBLXRoblox2.8366 of 5 stars$137.20+2.9%$123.16-10.2%+193.8%$88.40B$3.60B-95.832,474Positive NewsNETCloudflare3.8433 of 5 stars$225.85+2.0%$191.28-15.3%+174.6%$78.72B$1.67B-664.374,263News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAPL Competitors DUOL Competitors U Competitors PLTR Competitors SAP Competitors SHOP Competitors CRWD Competitors NTES Competitors RBLX Competitors NET Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APP) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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