NVIDIA (NVDA) Competitors

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

Is AAPL or NVDA more profitable?

NVIDIA has a net margin of 52.41% 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
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%
NVIDIA	52.41%	101.74%	70.72%

Is AAPL or NVDA a better dividend stock?

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NVIDIA pays out 1.1% 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 NVIDIA 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAPL or NVDA?

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate AAPL or NVDA?

Apple currently has a consensus target price of $248.29, indicating a potential downside of 0.69%. NVIDIA has a consensus target price of $222.23, indicating a potential upside of 22.97%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
NVIDIA	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.98

Does the media refer more to AAPL or NVDA?

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 75 more articles in the media than Apple. MarketBeat recorded 290 mentions for NVIDIA and 215 mentions for Apple. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat NVIDIA's score of 1.00 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	154 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVIDIA	204 Very Positive mention(s)	27 Positive mention(s)	36 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AAPL or NVDA?

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
Apple	$408.63B	9.08	$93.74B	$6.59	37.94
NVIDIA	$130.50B	33.65	$72.88B	$3.51	51.49

Which has more volatility & risk, AAPL or NVDA?

Apple has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NVIDIA beats Apple on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.