Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors

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

Should 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), and Alphabet (GOOGL).

How does Walt Disney compare to Apple?

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

In the previous week, Apple had 137 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 296 mentions for Apple and 159 mentions for Walt Disney. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.80 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	167 Very Positive mention(s)	36 Positive mention(s)	64 Neutral mention(s)	21 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	82 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Apple currently has a consensus target price of $305.74, suggesting a potential upside of 5.01%. Walt Disney has a consensus target price of $134.47, suggesting a potential upside of 28.42%. Given Walt Disney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	11 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.66
Walt Disney	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Apple has a net margin of 27.15% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 11.54%. Apple's return on equity of 146.69% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple	27.15%	146.69%	34.02%
Walt Disney	11.54%	8.92%	5.10%

Apple has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	$416.16B	10.28	$112.01B	$8.27	35.21
Walt Disney	$97.26B	1.87	$12.40B	$6.26	16.73

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 $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Apple pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walt Disney pays out 24.0% 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.

Summary

Apple beats Walt Disney on 15 of the 20 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Amazon.com has a net margin of 12.22% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 11.54%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 19.92% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amazon.com	12.22%	19.92%	9.86%
Walt Disney	11.54%	8.92%	5.10%

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Walt Disney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, 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
Amazon.com	$716.92B	4.08	$77.67B	$8.36	32.49
Walt Disney	$97.26B	1.87	$12.40B	$6.26	16.73

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 181 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 340 mentions for Amazon.com and 159 mentions for Walt Disney. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.79 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com	182 Very Positive mention(s)	71 Positive mention(s)	38 Neutral mention(s)	29 Negative mention(s)	12 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	82 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney 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.

Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $313.09, suggesting a potential upside of 15.27%. Walt Disney has a consensus target price of $134.47, suggesting a potential upside of 28.42%. Given Walt Disney's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Amazon.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	56 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
Walt Disney	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Amazon.com beats Walt Disney on 14 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 consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Comcast has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 11.54%. Comcast's return on equity of 15.47% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comcast	15.00%	15.47%	5.45%
Walt Disney	11.54%	8.92%	5.10%

Comcast currently has a consensus price target of $34.94, indicating a potential upside of 40.03%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $134.47, indicating a potential upside of 28.42%. Given Comcast's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Comcast is more favorable than Walt Disney.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comcast	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Walt Disney	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Comcast	$125.28B	0.71	$20.00B	$5.08	4.91
Walt Disney	$97.26B	1.87	$12.40B	$6.26	16.73

Comcast has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Walt Disney had 136 more articles in the media than Comcast. MarketBeat recorded 159 mentions for Walt Disney and 23 mentions for Comcast. Comcast's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.80 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	82 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Comcast pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walt Disney pays out 24.0% 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 increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Comcast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

84.3% of Comcast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Comcast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Comcast beats Walt Disney on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Walt Disney compare to Alphabet?

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

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Alphabet pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walt Disney pays out 24.0% 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.

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

In the previous week, Alphabet had 48 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 207 mentions for Alphabet and 159 mentions for Walt Disney. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.80 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphabet	141 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	82 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Walt Disney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, 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
Alphabet	$422.50B	11.18	$132.17B	$13.11	29.78
Walt Disney	$97.26B	1.87	$12.40B	$6.26	16.73

Alphabet presently has a consensus price target of $362.73, indicating a potential downside of 7.10%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $134.47, indicating a potential upside of 28.42%. Given Walt Disney's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	6 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
Walt Disney	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Alphabet has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 11.54%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphabet	37.92%	38.99%	27.41%
Walt Disney	11.54%	8.92%	5.10%

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 related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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 0.2%. Walt Disney pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 6.7% 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. Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 26 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 185 mentions for Alphabet and 159 mentions for Walt Disney. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.80 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	82 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alphabet	130 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Walt Disney	$97.26B	1.87	$12.40B	$6.26	16.73
Alphabet	$422.50B	11.27	$132.17B	$13.11	30.04

65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company 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 has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Walt Disney currently has a consensus price target of $134.47, suggesting a potential upside of 28.42%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $407.86, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. Given Walt Disney's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Walt Disney	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	47 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 11.54%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Walt Disney	11.54%	8.92%	5.10%
Alphabet	37.92%	38.99%	27.41%

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

DIS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Walt Disney	MEDIA CONGLOM Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$181.84B	$15.29B	$7.14B	$22.92B
Dividend Yield	1.38%	3.58%	2.84%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	16.73	33.40	18.69	29.00
Price / Sales	1.87	3.97	3.68	24.48
Price / Cash	11.91	15.64	12.98	19.21
Price / Book	1.66	2.31	3.66	4.66
Net Income	$12.40B	$991.23M	$247.44M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.89%
1 Month Performance	5.64%	6.88%	11.29%	4.15%
1 Year Performance	-1.16%	30.63%	17.54%	29.23%

Walt Disney Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DIS Walt Disney	4.8108 of 5 stars	$104.79 -3.0%	$134.47 +28.3%	+1.9%	$181.85B	$97.26B	16.73	231,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
AAPL Apple	4.3943 of 5 stars	$276.73 -1.2%	$304.31 +10.0%	+47.7%	$4.06T	$451.44B	33.46	166,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
AMZN Amazon.com	4.4917 of 5 stars	$271.90 +1.4%	$311.65 +14.6%	+41.2%	$2.92T	$716.92B	32.52	1,576,000	Trending News Analyst Revision
CMCSA Comcast	4.9626 of 5 stars	$27.07 -0.4%	$34.94 +29.1%	-25.9%	$96.70B	$123.71B	5.33	179,000	Positive News
GOOG Alphabet	4.1103 of 5 stars	$379.64 -0.9%	$362.73 -4.5%	+157.2%	$4.59T	$402.84B	28.96	190,200	Trending News Analyst Revision

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