NVIDIA (NVDA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NVDA or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 83 more articles in the media than NVIDIA. MarketBeat recorded 395 mentions for Apple and 312 mentions for NVIDIA. NVIDIA's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Apple's score of 0.84 indicating that NVIDIA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NVIDIA	194 Very Positive mention(s)	44 Positive mention(s)	38 Neutral mention(s)	27 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	213 Very Positive mention(s)	54 Positive mention(s)	84 Neutral mention(s)	31 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NVDA or AAPL?

NVIDIA has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NVDA or AAPL a better dividend stock?

NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA pays out 1.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 15.8% 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. NVIDIA has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Apple is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is NVDA or AAPL more profitable?

NVIDIA has a net margin of 51.69% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat NVIDIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NVIDIA	51.69%	105.09%	72.19%
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NVDA or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than NVIDIA. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVIDIA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NVIDIA	$130.50B	34.25	$72.88B	$3.10	59.08
Apple	$391.04B	8.72	$93.74B	$6.59	34.85

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NVDA or AAPL?

65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate NVDA or AAPL?

NVIDIA presently has a consensus target price of $183.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Apple has a consensus target price of $237.60, suggesting a potential upside of 3.46%. Given Apple's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than NVIDIA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NVIDIA	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	32 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

NVIDIA beats Apple on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.