Jabil (JBL) Competitors

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is JBL or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Jabil pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Jabil pays out 6.2% 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. Apple is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, JBL or AAPL?

Jabil has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% 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.

Do analysts recommend JBL or AAPL?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $231.71, suggesting a potential upside of 5.48%. Apple has a consensus price target of $237.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.92%. Given Apple's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Jabil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JBL or AAPL?

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by 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.

Does the media favor JBL or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 345 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 369 mentions for Apple and 24 mentions for Jabil. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Apple's score of 0.80 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	184 Very Positive mention(s)	53 Positive mention(s)	73 Neutral mention(s)	34 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JBL or AAPL more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Jabil's net margin of 2.02%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Jabil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	2.02%	60.19%	5.06%
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JBL or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Jabil. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jabil, 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
Jabil	$28.88B	0.82	$1.39B	$5.15	42.65
Apple	$391.04B	7.70	$93.74B	$6.59	30.79

Summary

Apple beats Jabil on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.