Ford Motor (F) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, F or AAPL?

Ford Motor has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate F or AAPL?

Ford Motor currently has a consensus target price of $10.53, suggesting a potential downside of 7.07%. Apple has a consensus target price of $237.98, suggesting a potential upside of 5.81%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Ford Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ford Motor	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is F or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Ford Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ford Motor pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is F or AAPL more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Ford Motor's net margin of 1.70%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Ford Motor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ford Motor	1.70%	12.46%	1.94%
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in F or AAPL?

58.7% of Ford Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ford Motor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to F or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 242 more articles in the media than Ford Motor. MarketBeat recorded 285 mentions for Apple and 43 mentions for Ford Motor. Ford Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Apple's score of 0.89 indicating that Ford Motor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ford Motor	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	169 Very Positive mention(s)	36 Positive mention(s)	50 Neutral mention(s)	21 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, F or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Ford Motor. Ford Motor 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
Ford Motor	$184.99B	0.24	$5.88B	$0.78	14.53
Apple	$391.04B	8.54	$93.74B	$6.59	34.13

Summary

Apple beats Ford Motor on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.