Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SWKS or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, 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
Skyworks Solutions	$4.18B	2.68	$596M	$2.50	30.14
Apple	$391.04B	8.83	$93.74B	$6.59	35.32

Is SWKS or AAPL more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 9.88%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Skyworks Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyworks Solutions	9.88%	11.77%	8.89%
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SWKS or AAPL?

85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SWKS or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Skyworks Solutions pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Skyworks Solutions has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer SWKS or AAPL?

Skyworks Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $72.87, suggesting a potential downside of 3.31%. Apple has a consensus target price of $237.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.07%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skyworks Solutions	4 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Does the media refer more to SWKS or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 279 more articles in the media than Skyworks Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 310 mentions for Apple and 31 mentions for Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Apple's score of 0.82 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skyworks Solutions	20 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	179 Very Positive mention(s)	31 Positive mention(s)	61 Neutral mention(s)	31 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SWKS or AAPL?

Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Apple beats Skyworks Solutions on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.