Intel (INTC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAPL or INTC?

67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Intel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Intel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AAPL or INTC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Apple	$391.04B	8.86	$93.74B	$6.59	35.41
Intel	$53.07B	1.83	-$18.76B	-$4.77	-4.66

Which has more risk and volatility, AAPL or INTC?

Apple has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intel has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAPL or INTC more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Intel's net margin of -38.64%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Intel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%
Intel	-38.64%	-3.78%	-2.06%

Does the media prefer AAPL or INTC?

In the previous week, Apple had 108 more articles in the media than Intel. MarketBeat recorded 341 mentions for Apple and 233 mentions for Intel. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Intel's score of 0.49 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	196 Very Positive mention(s)	34 Positive mention(s)	64 Neutral mention(s)	33 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intel	94 Very Positive mention(s)	35 Positive mention(s)	51 Neutral mention(s)	43 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AAPL or INTC a better dividend stock?

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Intel pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intel pays out -10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Intel has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Intel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer AAPL or INTC?

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $237.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1.83%. Intel has a consensus price target of $22.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.24%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Intel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Intel	5 Sell rating(s)	23 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Summary

Apple beats Intel on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.