Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Is AAPL or DIS a better dividend stock?

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walt Disney pays out 15.7% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Walt Disney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AAPL or DIS?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Walt Disney 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
Apple	$408.63B	8.50	$93.74B	$6.59	35.52
Walt Disney	$91.36B	2.28	$4.97B	$6.38	18.18

Is AAPL or DIS more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 12.22%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%
Walt Disney	12.22%	9.67%	5.35%

Do analysts recommend AAPL or DIS?

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $240.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.88%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $131.18, indicating a potential upside of 13.07%. Given Walt Disney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Walt Disney	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AAPL or DIS?

67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are owned 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.

Does the media favor AAPL or DIS?

In the previous week, Apple had 262 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 344 mentions for Apple and 82 mentions for Walt Disney. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Apple's score of 0.89 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	210 Very Positive mention(s)	35 Positive mention(s)	70 Neutral mention(s)	19 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	58 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AAPL or DIS?

Apple has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Apple beats Walt Disney on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.