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SNAP vs. AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, and META

Should you buy Snap stock or one of its competitors? Snap's main competitors and comparable companies include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Meta Platforms (META). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Snap compare to Apple?

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

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
Snap$5.93B1.74-$460.49M-$0.18N/A
Apple$416.16B12.03$112.01B$8.7239.33

Apple has a net margin of 27.62% compared to Snap's net margin of -4.90%. Apple's return on equity of 135.46% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Snap-4.90% -14.61% -4.12%
Apple 27.62%135.46%34.11%

47.5% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Snap 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Apple had 326 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 335 mentions for Apple and 9 mentions for Snap. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Snap's score of 0.85 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Snap
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Apple
190 Very Positive mention(s)
51 Positive mention(s)
34 Neutral mention(s)
35 Negative mention(s)
21 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Snap currently has a consensus price target of $7.68, suggesting a potential upside of 25.84%. Apple has a consensus price target of $340.39, suggesting a potential downside of 0.75%. Given Snap's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Snap is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Snap
2 Sell rating(s)
23 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.28
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
25 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Snap has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Apple beats Snap on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Snap compare to Amazon.com?

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Amazon.com has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

Amazon.com has a net margin of 17.44% compared to Snap's net margin of -4.90%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 18.00% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amazon.com17.44% 18.00% 8.97%
Snap -4.90%-14.61%-4.12%

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 288 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 297 mentions for Amazon.com and 9 mentions for Snap. Snap's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.84 indicating that Snap is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Amazon.com
166 Very Positive mention(s)
52 Positive mention(s)
44 Neutral mention(s)
28 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Snap
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Amazon.com$716.92B3.82$77.67B$12.4320.44
Snap$5.93B1.74-$460.49M-$0.18N/A

72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Snap shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $322.53, suggesting a potential upside of 26.94%. Snap has a consensus price target of $7.68, suggesting a potential upside of 25.84%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Snap.

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
Snap
2 Sell rating(s)
23 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.28

Summary

Amazon.com beats Snap on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Snap compare to Alphabet?

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Snap$5.93B1.74-$460.49M-$0.18N/A
Alphabet$445.87B9.43$132.17B$19.9117.26

47.5% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Snap shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Snap's net margin of -4.90%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Snap-4.90% -14.61% -4.12%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

Snap currently has a consensus price target of $7.68, suggesting a potential upside of 25.84%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $421.98, suggesting a potential upside of 22.79%. Given Snap's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Snap is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Snap
2 Sell rating(s)
23 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.28
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
34 Buy rating(s)
6 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.05

In the previous week, Alphabet had 145 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 154 mentions for Alphabet and 9 mentions for Snap. Snap's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Alphabet's score of 0.70 indicating that Snap is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Snap
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
85 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
37 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Snap has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Alphabet beats Snap on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Snap compare to Alphabet?

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Snap shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alphabet presently has a consensus price target of $425.74, indicating a potential upside of 22.47%. Snap has a consensus price target of $7.68, indicating a potential upside of 25.84%. Given Snap's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Snap 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)
46 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02
Snap
2 Sell rating(s)
23 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.28

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alphabet$445.87B9.54$132.17B$19.9117.46
Snap$5.93B1.74-$460.49M-$0.18N/A

Alphabet has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Snap has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Snap's net margin of -4.90%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alphabet54.77% 51.32% 35.42%
Snap -4.90%-14.61%-4.12%

In the previous week, Alphabet had 155 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 164 mentions for Alphabet and 9 mentions for Snap. Snap's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Alphabet's score of 0.81 indicating that Snap is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alphabet
102 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
39 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Snap
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Alphabet beats Snap on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Snap compare to Meta Platforms?

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 151 more articles in the media than Snap. MarketBeat recorded 160 mentions for Meta Platforms and 9 mentions for Snap. Snap's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Meta Platforms' score of 0.76 indicating that Snap is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Snap
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Meta Platforms
94 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
34 Neutral mention(s)
14 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 29.83% compared to Snap's net margin of -4.90%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 33.18% beat Snap's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Snap-4.90% -14.61% -4.12%
Meta Platforms 29.83%33.18%20.07%

Snap presently has a consensus price target of $7.68, indicating a potential upside of 25.84%. Meta Platforms has a consensus price target of $801.53, indicating a potential upside of 8.68%. Given Snap's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Snap is more favorable than Meta Platforms.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Snap
2 Sell rating(s)
23 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.28
Meta Platforms
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
45 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meta Platforms, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Snap$5.93B1.74-$460.49M-$0.18N/A
Meta Platforms$200.97B9.35$60.46B$26.5527.78

Snap has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

47.5% of Snap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Snap shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Snap on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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

MetricSnapInteractive Media & Services IndustryCommunication Services SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.80B$97.40B$33.81B$23.11B
Dividend YieldN/A3.20%5.42%3.70%
P/E Ratio-35.4727.8720.8728.33
Price / Sales1.70106.0366.6223.05
Price / CashN/A17.3820.6736.37
Price / Book4.7926.8712.324.71
Net Income-$460.49M$3.52B$1.11B$1.07B
7 Day Performance8.54%0.87%-0.52%-0.30%
1 Month Performance8.91%-0.85%-4.17%-2.88%
1 Year Performance-19.47%-15.26%-8.17%5.58%

Snap Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNAP
Snap
3.2591 of 5 stars
$6.37
+4.4%
$7.68
+20.7%
-23.0%$10.80B$6.35BN/A5,261
AAPL
Apple
4.3234 of 5 stars
$332.93
-0.2%
$340.02
+2.1%
+38.4%$4.86T$416.16B38.18166,000
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.9411 of 5 stars
$251.29
-0.1%
$321.63
+28.0%
+17.4%$2.71T$716.92B20.221,576,000
GOOG
Alphabet
4.6094 of 5 stars
$343.59
+1.0%
$419.93
+22.2%
+39.6%$4.20T$402.84B17.26198,933
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.87 of 5 stars
$346.39
+0.8%
$425.60
+22.9%
+41.6%$4.24T$402.84B17.40190,820

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This page (NYSE:SNAP) was last updated on 10/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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