Texas Instruments (TXN) Competitors

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

Is TXN or AAPL more profitable?

Texas Instruments has a net margin of 30.23% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Texas Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Texas Instruments	30.23%	30.10%	14.45%
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TXN or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments 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
Texas Instruments	$15.64B	10.72	$4.80B	$5.46	33.76
Apple	$391.04B	8.73	$93.74B	$6.59	34.91

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TXN or AAPL?

85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend TXN or AAPL?

Texas Instruments presently has a consensus price target of $211.90, indicating a potential upside of 14.95%. Apple has a consensus price target of $240.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.68%. Given Texas Instruments' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Texas Instruments is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Texas Instruments	4 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Does the media refer more to TXN or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 283 more articles in the media than Texas Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 324 mentions for Apple and 41 mentions for Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Apple's score of 0.86 indicating that Texas Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Texas Instruments	30 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	190 Very Positive mention(s)	33 Positive mention(s)	66 Neutral mention(s)	17 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TXN or AAPL?

Texas Instruments has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TXN or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Texas Instruments pays out 99.6% 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. Texas Instruments has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Texas Instruments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

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