Netflix (NFLX) Competitors $1,339.13 +16.01 (+1.21%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern 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 Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NFLX or AAPL? 80.9% of Netflix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Netflix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by 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 preferable valuation & earnings, NFLX or AAPL? 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 RatioNetflix$39.00B14.61$8.71B$21.1663.29Apple$391.04B7.84$93.74B$6.4231.96 Do analysts prefer NFLX or AAPL? Netflix presently has a consensus price target of $1,172.73, indicating a potential downside of 12.43%. Apple has a consensus price target of $234.39, indicating a potential upside of 14.24%. Given Apple's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Netflix.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Netflix 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 25 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Apple 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is NFLX or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Netflix's net margin of 23.07%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Netflix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Netflix23.07% 39.61% 17.90% Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35% Which has more risk & volatility, NFLX or AAPL? Netflix has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer NFLX or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 130 more articles in the media than Netflix. MarketBeat recorded 276 mentions for Apple and 146 mentions for Netflix. Netflix's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Apple's score of 0.88 indicating that Netflix is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Netflix 99 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 153 Very Positive mention(s) 23 Positive mention(s) 61 Neutral mention(s) 30 Negative mention(s) 7 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNetflix beats Apple on 9 of the 16 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$569.89B$23.10B$8.19B$8.91BDividend YieldN/A5.35%3.29%4.14%P/E Ratio63.299.9320.3219.70Price / Sales14.611.433.40108.32Price / Cash23.259.0114.4927.49Price / Book23.152.264.565.42Net Income$8.71B-$19.04M$212.83M$248.34M7 Day Performance6.83%4.27%2.52%2.41%1 Month Performance11.40%9.92%8.35%4.80%1 Year Performance98.42%19.28%7.62%17.50% Netflix Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NFLXNetflix4.3857 of 5 stars$1,339.13+1.2%$1,172.73-12.4%+96.1%$569.89B$39.00B63.2914,000Trending NewsAAPLApple4.7632 of 5 stars$200.91+0.3%$234.86+16.9%-4.5%$3.00T$400.37B31.30164,000Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.6582 of 5 stars$211.23-0.7%$245.64+16.3%+15.5%$2.24T$637.96B34.431,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeCMCSAComcast4.983 of 5 stars$34.85-1.0%$42.10+20.8%-9.8%$130.14B$123.73B8.56182,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGOOGAlphabet4.8409 of 5 stars$170.88+1.9%$204.88+19.9%-2.8%$2.07T$350.02B19.06190,200Trending NewsGOOGLAlphabet4.1839 of 5 stars$169.82+1.8%$200.17+17.9%-2.0%$2.06T$350.02B18.94183,323Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradePARAParamount Global0.927 of 5 stars$12.25+0.3%$11.50-6.1%+20.6%$8.25B$28.72B-1.4918,600ROKURoku2.574 of 5 stars$83.86+0.2%$89.93+7.3%+45.1%$12.23B$4.11B-114.783,340TSLATesla4.5057 of 5 stars$325.14-4.5%$294.58-9.4%+63.5%$1.05T$97.69B178.91125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastWBDWarner Bros. Discovery1.4427 of 5 stars$10.88-0.2%$12.17+11.9%+51.9%$26.70B$38.34B-2.4735,000DISWalt Disney4.4281 of 5 stars$119.28+0.5%$123.96+3.9%+23.3%$214.53B$91.36B24.40233,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst 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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