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SNAP vs. AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MSFT, ROKU, PINS, SPOT, and TEAM

Should you be buying Snap stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Snap include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Roku (ROKU), Pinterest (PINS), Spotify Technology (SPOT), and Atlassian (TEAM).

Snap vs. Its Competitors

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

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Snap's net margin of -9.63%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Apple24.30% 167.24% 31.35%
Snap -9.63%-21.53%-6.37%

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $235.27, suggesting a potential upside of 11.95%. Snap has a consensus price target of $34.79, suggesting a potential upside of 260.25%. Given Snap's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Snap is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59
Snap
2 Sell rating(s)
22 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.19

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Snap 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.

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Snap. Snap 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
Apple$391.04B8.03$93.74B$6.4232.74
Snap$5.36B3.01-$697.86M-$0.31-31.15

In the previous week, Apple had 259 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 264 mentions for Apple and 5 mentions for Snap. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Snap's score of 0.49 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Apple
161 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
62 Neutral mention(s)
19 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Snap
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Apple beats Snap on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SNAP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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.
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SNAP vs. The Competition

MetricSnapINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$15.84B$18.30B$28.41B$20.64B
Dividend YieldN/A2.80%3.12%3.68%
P/E Ratio-31.1565.7442.5125.54
Price / Sales3.0173.811,726.5355.20
Price / CashN/A91.6237.5821.88
Price / Book6.578.687.634.60
Net Income-$697.86M$337.83M$779.73M$995.22M
7 Day Performance5.32%0.02%0.16%-0.80%
1 Month Performance16.80%6.57%5.74%3.55%
1 Year Performance-40.16%46.68%52,677.60%7.35%

Snap Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNAP
Snap
3.369 of 5 stars
$9.66
+1.9%
$34.79
+260.2%
-41.5%$15.84B$5.36B-31.154,911Analyst Forecast
AAPL
Apple
4.7941 of 5 stars
$209.27
-0.9%
$235.27
+12.4%
-10.8%$3.13T$400.37B32.60164,000Trending News
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.6034 of 5 stars
$225.77
+0.3%
$249.42
+10.5%
+17.5%$2.40T$637.96B36.771,556,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
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GOOG
Alphabet
4.8892 of 5 stars
$182.32
+0.6%
$207.13
+13.6%
-2.7%$2.21T$350.02B20.33190,200Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
GOOGL
Alphabet
3.8049 of 5 stars
$181.14
+0.5%
$199.61
+10.2%
-2.4%$2.20T$350.02B20.19183,323Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
META
Meta Platforms
3.6409 of 5 stars
$722.87
+0.7%
$729.38
+0.9%
+43.2%$1.82T$164.50B28.1974,067Trending News
Analyst Forecast
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MSFT
Microsoft
4.4782 of 5 stars
$502.45
-0.2%
$534.14
+6.3%
+11.4%$3.73T$245.12B38.83228,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ROKU
Roku
2.0539 of 5 stars
$89.86
+1.0%
$92.67
+3.1%
+43.0%$13.11B$4.11B-123.103,340Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
PINS
Pinterest
4.4632 of 5 stars
$36.18
+2.1%
$40.52
+12.0%
-11.7%$24.53B$3.65B13.204,666Trending News
Analyst Forecast
SPOT
Spotify Technology
4.3139 of 5 stars
$717.16
+1.1%
$701.31
-2.2%
+135.1%$146.73B$16.96B118.877,691Positive News
TEAM
Atlassian
4.7472 of 5 stars
$193.21
+3.3%
$285.75
+47.9%
+4.3%$50.72B$4.36B-116.3912,157Trending News
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