Meta Platforms (META) Competitors $741.50 +8.09 (+1.10%) As of 12:13 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock META vs. AAPL, AMD, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, NFLX, NVDA, TSLA, and SNAPShould you be buying Meta Platforms stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meta Platforms include Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), and Snap (SNAP). Meta Platforms vs. Its Competitors Apple Advanced Micro Devices Amazon.com Alphabet Alphabet Microsoft Netflix NVIDIA Tesla Snap Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is AAPL or META a better dividend stock? Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meta Platforms pays out 7.6% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Meta Platforms has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Apple is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is AAPL or META more profitable? Meta Platforms has a net margin of 39.99% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Meta Platforms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94% Meta Platforms 39.99%39.33%25.83% Which has more volatility & risk, AAPL or META? Apple has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAPL or META? 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AAPL or META? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Meta Platforms. Meta Platforms 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 RatioApple$391.04B9.88$93.74B$6.5939.49Meta Platforms$164.50B11.32$62.36B$27.6226.85 Do analysts recommend AAPL or META? Apple presently has a consensus target price of $252.47, suggesting a potential downside of 2.99%. Meta Platforms has a consensus target price of $829.66, suggesting a potential upside of 11.89%. Given Meta Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than Apple.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) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Meta Platforms 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 39 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.02 Does the media refer more to AAPL or META? In the previous week, Apple had 114 more articles in the media than Meta Platforms. MarketBeat recorded 274 mentions for Apple and 160 mentions for Meta Platforms. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Apple's score of 0.94 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 185 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 39 Neutral mention(s) 15 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Meta Platforms 116 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 18 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMeta Platforms beats Apple on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Meta Platforms News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for META 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 META vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMeta PlatformsINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.86T$19.74B$33.39B$10.65BDividend Yield0.29%3.66%3.19%4.86%P/E Ratio26.8573.82730.6228.20Price / Sales11.32100.301,321.62128.09Price / Cash23.8684.1137.9661.42Price / Book10.299.137.506.50Net Income$62.36B$356.34M$820.48M$276.73M7 Day Performance4.13%2.21%531.84%-0.16%1 Month Performance-1.84%-2.32%628.20%1.37%1 Year Performance31.54%60.99%24,387.39%32.60% Meta Platforms Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)METAMeta Platforms4.5649 of 5 stars$741.85+1.2%$829.66+11.8%+26.0%$1.86T$164.50B26.8274,067Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAAPLApple4.768 of 5 stars$249.34+0.6%$248.29-0.4%+9.6%$3.70T$408.63B37.84164,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionAMDAdvanced Micro Devices4.4319 of 5 stars$238.60+9.4%$231.00-3.2%+49.4%$387.21B$25.79B137.1328,000Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMZNAmazon.com4.8061 of 5 stars$215.57-0.4%$266.26+23.5%+14.9%$2.30T$637.96B32.861,556,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGOOGAlphabet4.6527 of 5 stars$251.66+2.2%$241.00-4.2%+51.4%$3.04T$350.02B26.80190,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet4.0082 of 5 stars$251.03+2.3%$249.26-0.7%+52.4%$3.04T$350.02B26.73183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMSFTMicrosoft4.9703 of 5 stars$513.430.0%$618.47+20.5%+21.8%$3.82T$281.72B37.64228,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.8267 of 5 stars$1,203.29-1.0%$1,337.63+11.2%+46.1%$511.31B$41.69B51.2714,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNVDANVIDIA4.9469 of 5 stars$179.83-0.1%$222.23+23.6%+25.6%$4.37T$130.50B51.2336,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTSLATesla4.3746 of 5 stars$435.15+1.4%$363.03-16.6%+101.4%$1.45T$97.69B251.53125,665Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownSNAPSnap3.513 of 5 stars$7.91-0.2%$34.65+338.3%-22.0%$13.36B$5.36B-24.704,911Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Alternatives Advanced Micro Devices Alternatives Amazon.com Alternatives Alphabet Alternatives Alphabet Alternatives Microsoft Alternatives Netflix Alternatives NVIDIA Alternatives Tesla Alternatives Snap Alternatives 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:META) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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