NFLX vs. DIS, CMCSA, NKE, T, SONY, MAR, IQ, CIDM, CNVS, and HLT
Should you be buying Netflix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Netflix include Walt Disney (DIS), Comcast (CMCSA), NIKE (NKE), AT&T (T), Sony Group (SONY), Marriott International (MAR), iQIYI (IQ), Cinedigm (CIDM), Cineverse (CNVS), and Hilton Worldwide (HLT).
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Netflix has a net margin of 18.42% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 3.36%. Netflix's return on equity of 29.62% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.
80.9% of Netflix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Netflix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walt Disney shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Netflix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Walt Disney. Netflix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walt Disney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Netflix received 902 more outperform votes than Walt Disney when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.15% of users gave Walt Disney an outperform vote while only 64.81% of users gave Netflix an outperform vote.
Netflix has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Netflix had 102 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 181 mentions for Netflix and 79 mentions for Walt Disney. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Netflix's score of 0.35 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Netflix currently has a consensus price target of $630.58, indicating a potential upside of 11.92%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $125.08, indicating a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Netflix's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Netflix is more favorable than Walt Disney.
Summary
Netflix beats Walt Disney on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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