Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DIS or AAPL?

65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, DIS or AAPL?

Walt Disney has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DIS or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 233 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 337 mentions for Apple and 104 mentions for Walt Disney. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Apple's score of 0.78 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Walt Disney	63 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	27 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	187 Very Positive mention(s)	51 Positive mention(s)	55 Neutral mention(s)	27 Negative mention(s)	14 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DIS or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Walt Disney pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 15.8% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Walt Disney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is DIS or AAPL 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
Walt Disney	12.22%	9.67%	5.35%
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%

Do analysts rate DIS or AAPL?

Walt Disney currently has a consensus target price of $131.18, suggesting a potential upside of 11.46%. Apple has a consensus target price of $237.01, suggesting a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Walt Disney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walt Disney	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DIS or AAPL?

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
Walt Disney	$91.36B	2.32	$4.97B	$6.38	18.45
Apple	$408.63B	8.33	$93.74B	$6.59	34.80

Summary

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