Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors $119.79 +0.81 (+0.68%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.77 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 06:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DIS vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, GOOG, GOOGL, NFLX, PARA, ROKU, WBD, and TShould you be buying Walt Disney stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walt Disney include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comcast (CMCSA), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Netflix (NFLX), Paramount Global (PARA), Roku (ROKU), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), and AT&T (T). Walt Disney vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Comcast Alphabet Alphabet Netflix Paramount Global Roku Warner Bros. Discovery AT&T Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWalt Disney$94.04B2.29$4.97B$4.8924.50Apple$391.04B8.03$93.74B$6.4232.74 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 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 16.2% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, DIS or AAPL? Walt Disney has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate DIS or AAPL? Walt Disney presently has a consensus price target of $128.13, indicating a potential upside of 6.96%. Apple has a consensus price target of $235.27, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Given Apple's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Walt Disney.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walt Disney 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Is DIS or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 9.47%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walt Disney9.47% 9.99% 5.41% Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35% Does the media refer more to DIS or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 182 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 268 mentions for Apple and 86 mentions for Walt Disney. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Apple's score of 0.83 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 61 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 162 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 62 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApple beats Walt Disney on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Walt Disney News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DIS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DIS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DIS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalt DisneyMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$215.36B$16.09B$8.20B$20.65BDividend Yield0.83%2.53%3.14%3.65%P/E Ratio24.5040.5620.9527.29Price / Sales2.293.004.0753.19Price / Cash12.3017.3816.7522.28Price / Book2.062.014.834.60Net Income$4.97B-$285.69M$215.29M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.79%3.14%-0.13%-0.80%1 Month Performance0.30%12.73%38.59%3.55%1 Year Performance21.64%43.59%14.04%7.35% Walt Disney Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DISWalt Disney4.6175 of 5 stars$119.79+0.7%$128.13+7.0%+22.7%$215.36B$94.04B24.50233,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAAPLApple4.7964 of 5 stars$209.14-1.0%$235.27+12.5%-10.8%$3.13T$400.37B32.59164,000Trending NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.7006 of 5 stars$225.39+0.2%$249.42+10.7%+17.5%$2.39T$637.96B36.691,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCMCSAComcast4.9468 of 5 stars$35.57+1.7%$40.98+15.2%-10.8%$132.78B$123.73B8.74182,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGOOGAlphabet4.8892 of 5 stars$182.51+0.7%$207.13+13.5%-2.7%$2.21T$350.02B20.35190,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet3.6997 of 5 stars$181.37+0.7%$199.61+10.1%-2.4%$2.20T$350.02B20.22183,323Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.3226 of 5 stars$1,266.18+1.7%$1,220.58-3.6%+92.0%$538.38B$40.17B59.7914,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPARAParamount Global1.2646 of 5 stars$13.04+2.3%$11.67-10.5%+11.9%$8.77B$28.72B-1.5818,600ROKURoku2.0531 of 5 stars$89.80+0.9%$92.67+3.2%+43.0%$13.08B$4.11B-122.783,340Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionWBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.2114 of 5 stars$12.03+2.5%$12.41+3.2%+62.1%$29.52B$38.34B-2.7335,000Analyst ForecastTAT&T4.5673 of 5 stars$27.23+0.9%$29.12+7.0%+45.2%$195.90B$122.34B16.70140,990Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Comcast Competitors Alphabet Competitors Alphabet Competitors Netflix Competitors Paramount Global Competitors Roku Competitors Warner Bros. 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