Jabil (JBL) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AAPL or JBL?

Apple currently has a consensus target price of $240.80, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. Jabil has a consensus target price of $231.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.80%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jabil is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is AAPL or JBL 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
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%
Jabil	2.02%	60.19%	5.06%

Does the media favor AAPL or JBL?

In the previous week, Apple had 317 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 342 mentions for Apple and 25 mentions for Jabil. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Apple's score of 0.89 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	214 Very Positive mention(s)	32 Positive mention(s)	68 Neutral mention(s)	19 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jabil	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AAPL or JBL?

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
Apple	$408.63B	8.58	$93.74B	$6.59	35.84
Jabil	$28.88B	0.81	$1.39B	$5.15	42.13

Which has more volatility & risk, AAPL or JBL?

Apple has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAPL or JBL a better dividend stock?

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Jabil pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jabil pays out 6.2% 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. Apple is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAPL or JBL?

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Apple beats Jabil on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.