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DIS vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, GOOG, and GOOGL

Should you buy Walt Disney stock or one of its competitors? Walt Disney's main competitors and comparable companies include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comcast (CMCSA), Alphabet (GOOG), and Alphabet (GOOGL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Walt Disney compare to Apple?

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

Apple has a net margin of 27.62% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 8.70%. Apple's return on equity of 135.46% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walt Disney8.70% 9.90% 5.63%
Apple 27.62%135.46%34.11%

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

Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Walt Disney pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 12.4% 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 has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Walt Disney currently has a consensus price target of $128.61, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. Apple has a consensus price target of $330.53, indicating a potential upside of 6.18%. 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
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Apple
4 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.51

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 Ratio
Walt Disney$94.43B1.96$12.40B$4.8522.11
Apple$416.16B10.92$112.01B$8.7235.70

In the previous week, Apple had 173 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 261 mentions for Apple and 88 mentions for Walt Disney. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.28 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walt Disney
23 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
36 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Apple
146 Very Positive mention(s)
48 Positive mention(s)
42 Neutral mention(s)
16 Negative mention(s)
7 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Apple beats Walt Disney on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Walt Disney compare to Amazon.com?

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

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 202 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 290 mentions for Amazon.com and 88 mentions for Walt Disney. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.28 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com
183 Very Positive mention(s)
46 Positive mention(s)
26 Neutral mention(s)
25 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Walt Disney
23 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
36 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walt Disney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amazon.com$716.92B3.91$77.67B$12.4320.91
Walt Disney$94.43B1.96$12.40B$4.8522.11

Amazon.com has a net margin of 17.44% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 8.70%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 18.00% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amazon.com17.44% 18.00% 8.97%
Walt Disney 8.70%9.90%5.63%

Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $322.39, suggesting a potential upside of 24.03%. Walt Disney has a consensus target price of $128.61, suggesting a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Walt Disney.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
56 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.98
Walt Disney
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Amazon.com beats Walt Disney on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Walt Disney compare to Comcast?

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

84.3% of Comcast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Comcast has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Walt Disney had 67 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 88 mentions for Walt Disney and 21 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.28 indicating that Comcast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Comcast
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Walt Disney
23 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
36 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Comcast pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walt Disney pays out 30.9% 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. Comcast has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Comcast currently has a consensus price target of $32.96, suggesting a potential upside of 24.76%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $128.61, suggesting a potential upside of 19.92%. Given Comcast's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Comcast is more favorable than Walt Disney.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Comcast
4 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Walt Disney
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

Comcast has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Comcast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walt Disney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Comcast$124.90B0.75$20.00B$3.098.55
Walt Disney$94.43B1.96$12.40B$4.8522.11

Comcast has a net margin of 8.97% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 8.70%. Comcast's return on equity of 14.77% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Comcast8.97% 14.77% 5.18%
Walt Disney 8.70%9.90%5.63%

Summary

Comcast and Walt Disney tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Walt Disney compare to Alphabet?

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

Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Walt Disney pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.4% 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. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Walt Disney currently has a consensus target price of $128.61, suggesting a potential upside of 19.92%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $415.55, suggesting a potential upside of 22.87%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Walt Disney.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Walt Disney
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
30 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.05

Walt Disney has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 130 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 218 mentions for Alphabet and 88 mentions for Walt Disney. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.28 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walt Disney
23 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
36 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Alphabet
114 Very Positive mention(s)
34 Positive mention(s)
47 Neutral mention(s)
19 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 8.70%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walt Disney8.70% 9.90% 5.63%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walt Disney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Walt Disney$94.43B1.96$12.40B$4.8522.11
Alphabet$445.87B9.28$132.17B$19.9116.99

Summary

Alphabet beats Walt Disney on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Walt Disney compare to Alphabet?

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 75 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 163 mentions for Alphabet and 88 mentions for Walt Disney. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.28 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walt Disney
23 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
36 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Alphabet
103 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
40 Neutral mention(s)
14 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Walt Disney has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 8.70%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walt Disney8.70% 9.90% 5.63%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

Walt Disney presently has a consensus target price of $128.61, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $420.19, indicating a potential upside of 23.34%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Walt Disney.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Walt Disney
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
45 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walt Disney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Walt Disney$94.43B1.96$12.40B$4.8522.11
Alphabet$445.87B9.34$132.17B$19.9117.11

65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Walt Disney pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.4% 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. Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Alphabet beats Walt Disney on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DIS vs. The Competition

MetricWalt DisneyEntertainment IndustryCommunication Services SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$185.19B$11.21B$32.70B$24.06B
Dividend Yield1.44%3.91%5.36%3.72%
P/E Ratio22.1126.4924.1830.00
Price / Sales1.96108.6361.5119.75
Price / Cash11.4736.5020.4431.97
Price / Book1.588.2911.346.79
Net Income$12.40B$84.02M$1.10B$1.07B
7 Day Performance2.34%0.36%-0.64%-1.25%
1 Month Performance11.27%2.23%1.01%2.27%
1 Year Performance-8.28%-4.37%1.20%17.37%

Walt Disney Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DIS
Walt Disney
4.8777 of 5 stars
$107.25
+0.3%
$128.61
+19.9%
-8.0%$185.19B$94.43B22.11231,000
AAPL
Apple
4.476 of 5 stars
$308.26
-1.6%
$328.60
+6.6%
+37.4%$4.50T$416.16B35.35166,000
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.9465 of 5 stars
$278.09
+1.3%
$322.56
+16.0%
+16.6%$3.00T$716.92B22.371,576,000
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9592 of 5 stars
$25.20
-0.6%
$32.96
+30.8%
-21.5%$89.43B$123.71B8.16179,000
GOOG
Alphabet
4.8757 of 5 stars
$355.84
+0.7%
$410.09
+15.2%
+68.7%$4.35T$402.84B17.87190,200

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