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Should you be buying Intel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intel include Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), and QUALCOMM (QCOM).

Intel vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Apple$400.37B8.01$93.74B$6.4233.44
Intel$53.10B1.87-$18.76B-$4.48-5.07

In the previous week, Apple had 149 more articles in the media than Intel. MarketBeat recorded 250 mentions for Apple and 101 mentions for Intel. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Intel's score of 0.89 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Apple
155 Very Positive mention(s)
23 Positive mention(s)
48 Neutral mention(s)
19 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Intel
53 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Intel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Intel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Intel's net margin of -36.19%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Intel's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Apple24.30% 167.24% 31.35%
Intel -36.19%-3.15%-1.75%

Apple presently has a consensus price target of $235.11, indicating a potential upside of 9.52%. Intel has a consensus price target of $22.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.04%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)
26 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.88

Apple has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intel has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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INTC vs. The Competition

MetricIntelSEMI IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$99.08B$645.68B$28.85B$9.49B
Dividend YieldN/A1.91%3.02%3.99%
P/E Ratio-5.0740.0934.2319.99
Price / Sales1.877.191,812.5282.82
Price / Cash13.0524.1738.1458.45
Price / Book0.949.797.645.82
Net Income-$18.76B$8.67B$781.95M$258.39M
7 Day Performance-0.38%-1.17%1.31%2.05%
1 Month Performance0.73%6.19%7.18%12.16%
1 Year Performance-28.35%-3.09%53,002.48%20.90%

Intel Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
INTC
Intel
3.3459 of 5 stars
$22.78
-3.0%
$22.25
-2.3%
-28.7%$99.08B$53.10B-5.07108,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AAPL
Apple
4.6534 of 5 stars
$214.40
+0.9%
$235.11
+9.7%
-4.8%$3.20T$391.04B33.40164,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
4.249 of 5 stars
$154.72
-1.5%
$154.68
0.0%
+3.0%$250.86B$27.75B113.7628,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.3276 of 5 stars
$227.47
-0.8%
$253.98
+11.7%
+22.5%$2.41T$637.96B37.051,556,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
GOOG
Alphabet
4.6951 of 5 stars
$192.11
+0.5%
$211.07
+9.9%
+4.3%$2.33T$359.71B21.42190,200Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
GOOGL
Alphabet
3.8451 of 5 stars
$191.34
+0.7%
$203.19
+6.2%
+4.6%$2.32T$359.71B21.33183,323Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
META
Meta Platforms
3.6869 of 5 stars
$704.81
-1.1%
$748.60
+6.2%
+46.0%$1.77T$170.36B27.4974,067Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
MSFT
Microsoft
4.5694 of 5 stars
$505.27
-0.9%
$544.07
+7.7%
+13.7%$3.76T$245.12B39.05228,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MU
Micron Technology
4.9745 of 5 stars
$109.22
-3.5%
$146.44
+34.1%
-3.9%$122.23B$25.11B19.6848,000Positive News
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.55 of 5 stars
$167.03
-2.5%
$181.22
+8.5%
+39.3%$4.08T$130.50B53.8836,000Trending News
Insider Trade
QCOM
QUALCOMM
4.9684 of 5 stars
$157.99
-0.6%
$184.86
+17.0%
-17.3%$173.47B$38.96B16.0949,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:INTC) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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