Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SWKS or AAPL?

Skyworks Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $72.87, suggesting a potential downside of 5.49%. Apple has a consensus price target of $247.49, suggesting a potential downside of 4.08%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	14 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SWKS or AAPL?

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

Is SWKS or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.84 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 113.6% 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 raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, SWKS or AAPL?

Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SWKS or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 225 more articles in the media than Skyworks Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 236 mentions for Apple and 11 mentions for Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Apple's score of 1.04 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	161 Very Positive mention(s)	24 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	2.74	$596M	$2.50	30.84
Apple	$391.04B	9.79	$93.74B	$6.59	39.15

Summary

Apple beats Skyworks Solutions on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.