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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts prefer SWKS or AAPL?

Skyworks Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $78.18, indicating a potential upside of 9.23%. Apple has a consensus price target of $234.94, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. 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)	15 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.85
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more risk and volatility, SWKS or AAPL?

Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.9%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Skyworks Solutions pays out 109.8% 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 16.2% 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.

Is SWKS or AAPL more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 10.43%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Skyworks Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyworks Solutions	10.43%	11.53%	8.81%
Apple	24.30%	167.24%	31.35%

Does the media refer more to SWKS or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 240 more articles in the media than Skyworks Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 258 mentions for Apple and 18 mentions for Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Apple's score of 0.96 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	155 Very Positive mention(s)	23 Positive mention(s)	54 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and 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	2.57	$596M	$2.55	28.07
Apple	$391.04B	8.20	$93.74B	$6.42	33.42

Summary

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