Alphabet Stock Competitors

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Alphabet and Apple, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $3,092.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Apple has a consensus target price of $161.7497, suggesting a potential upside of 12.77%. Given Apple's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Alphabet.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and Apple's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alphabet and Apple's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Alphabet. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.2% of Microsoft shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Microsoft shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Alphabet and Microsoft, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $3,092.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Microsoft has a consensus target price of $325.4445, suggesting a potential upside of 10.40%. Given Alphabet's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Microsoft.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and Microsoft's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Microsoft has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alphabet and Microsoft's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Microsoft has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alphabet. Microsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Alphabet shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Alphabet and Alphabet, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $3,092.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $2,858.6216, suggesting a potential upside of 2.80%. Given Alphabet's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Alphabet.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and Alphabet's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alphabet and Alphabet's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Alphabet beats Alphabet on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Facebook shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Facebook shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Alphabet and Facebook, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $3,092.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Facebook has a consensus target price of $406.4474, suggesting a potential upside of 13.70%. Given Facebook's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Facebook is more favorable than Alphabet.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and Facebook's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Facebook has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alphabet and Facebook's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Facebook. Facebook is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Facebook beats Alphabet on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Alphabet and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $3,092.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $127.0083, suggesting a potential upside of 10.48%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alphabet and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Alphabet beats Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of NVIDIA shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Alphabet and NVIDIA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $3,092.4286, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. NVIDIA has a consensus target price of $215.8387, suggesting a potential upside of 1.59%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than NVIDIA.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and NVIDIA's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Alphabet has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alphabet and NVIDIA's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than NVIDIA. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVIDIA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Alphabet beats NVIDIA on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.