Netflix (NFLX) Competitors $1,211.64 +31.27 (+2.65%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1,214.50 +2.86 (+0.24%) As of 08/8/2025 07:59 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NFLX vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, GOOG, GOOGL, PARA, ROKU, TSLA, WBD, and DISShould you be buying Netflix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Netflix include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comcast (CMCSA), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Paramount Global (PARA), Roku (ROKU), Tesla (TSLA), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), and Walt Disney (DIS). Netflix vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Comcast Alphabet Alphabet Paramount Global Roku Tesla Warner Bros. Discovery Walt Disney Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAPL or NFLX? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Netflix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Netflix shares are held 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. Is AAPL or NFLX more profitable? Netflix has a net margin of 24.58% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Netflix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94% Netflix 24.58%42.50%19.42% Do analysts rate AAPL or NFLX? Apple currently has a consensus target price of $237.60, indicating a potential upside of 3.60%. Netflix has a consensus target price of $1,297.66, indicating a potential upside of 7.10%. Given Netflix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Netflix 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) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Netflix 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media prefer AAPL or NFLX? In the previous week, Apple had 268 more articles in the media than Netflix. MarketBeat recorded 389 mentions for Apple and 121 mentions for Netflix. Netflix's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Apple's score of 0.90 indicating that Netflix is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 217 Very Positive mention(s) 56 Positive mention(s) 85 Neutral mention(s) 17 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Netflix 98 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AAPL or NFLX? Apple has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Netflix has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, AAPL or NFLX? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Netflix. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Netflix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$391.04B8.70$93.74B$6.5934.80Netflix$39.00B13.20$8.71B$23.4751.63 SummaryNetflix beats Apple on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Netflix News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NFLX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NFLX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart NFLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNetflixBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$514.86B$21.11B$8.08B$9.72BDividend YieldN/A5.63%3.23%4.12%P/E Ratio51.6310.9718.9524.70Price / Sales13.201.364.66100.93Price / Cash21.298.5714.3228.01Price / Book20.942.114.805.76Net Income$8.71B$30.12M$227.90M$267.05M7 Day Performance3.47%-3.86%-0.86%3.13%1 Month Performance-2.69%-8.91%-2.27%1.27%1 Year Performance91.13%13.19%20.03%22.83% Netflix Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NFLXNetflix4.4119 of 5 stars$1,211.64+2.6%$1,297.66+7.1%+91.1%$514.86B$39.00B51.6314,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAAPLApple4.7396 of 5 stars$214.62+5.8%$237.25+10.5%+6.1%$3.19T$391.04B32.57164,000Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.8808 of 5 stars$221.32+3.5%$262.45+18.6%+33.4%$2.36T$637.96B33.771,556,000Trending NewsCMCSAComcast4.991 of 5 stars$32.38-0.4%$40.73+25.8%-19.0%$120.88B$123.73B5.35182,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGOOGAlphabet4.7872 of 5 stars$196.87+0.8%$215.19+9.3%+22.2%$2.38T$350.02B21.00190,200Trending NewsInsider TradeGOOGLAlphabet4.143 of 5 stars$196.08+0.7%$211.53+7.9%+23.1%$2.38T$350.02B20.92183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumePARAParamount Global1.2052 of 5 stars$11.01-6.3%$11.70+6.3%N/A$7.43B$29.21B-367.3818,600ROKURoku3.6214 of 5 stars$85.15+1.8%$98.96+16.2%+51.0%$12.45B$4.11B-203.043,340Trending NewsTSLATesla4.3576 of 5 stars$318.79+3.3%$303.31-4.9%+64.8%$1.03T$97.69B184.52125,665Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionWBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.9506 of 5 stars$12.85+1.0%$12.81-0.3%+55.3%$31.57B$39.32B-2.9235,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDISWalt Disney4.8741 of 5 stars$115.21-2.6%$129.83+12.7%+30.4%$207.14B$91.36B23.56233,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Comcast Competitors Alphabet Competitors Alphabet Competitors Paramount Global Competitors Roku Competitors Tesla Competitors Warner Bros. 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