Spotify Technology (SPOT) Competitors $694.90 -26.01 (-3.61%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$694.24 -0.66 (-0.09%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPOT vs. AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, NFLX, TMUS, AMX, TME, and CHTShould you be buying Spotify Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spotify Technology include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), T-Mobile US (TMUS), America Movil (AMX), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). Spotify Technology vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Alphabet Alphabet Meta Platforms Netflix T-Mobile US America Movil Tencent Music Entertainment Group Chunghwa Telecom Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is SPOT or AAPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Spotify Technology's net margin of 7.19%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Spotify Technology's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spotify Technology7.19% 22.53% 10.25% Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SPOT or AAPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Spotify Technology. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spotify Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpotify Technology$16.96B8.39$1.23B$6.03115.24Apple$391.04B8.07$93.74B$6.4232.89 Which has more volatility & risk, SPOT or AAPL? Spotify Technology has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SPOT or AAPL? In the previous week, Apple had 223 more articles in the media than Spotify Technology. MarketBeat recorded 272 mentions for Apple and 49 mentions for Spotify Technology. Spotify Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Apple's score of 0.87 indicating that Spotify Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spotify Technology 37 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apple 165 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 66 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPOT or AAPL? 84.1% of Spotify Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Spotify Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer SPOT or AAPL? Spotify Technology presently has a consensus target price of $701.31, suggesting a potential upside of 0.92%. Apple has a consensus target price of $235.11, suggesting a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Apple's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Spotify Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spotify Technology 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 SummaryApple beats Spotify Technology on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spotify Technology News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPOT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPOT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SPOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpotify TechnologyINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$147.58B$18.17B$28.69B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A2.82%3.07%3.65%P/E Ratio115.2472.1143.9226.34Price / Sales8.3976.951,807.2659.22Price / Cash105.3293.3238.0622.29Price / Book23.148.757.634.66Net Income$1.23B$337.83M$779.03M$994.58M7 Day Performance-1.96%4.62%2.35%-0.29%1 Month Performance-2.23%10.23%7.48%4.91%1 Year Performance139.50%59.68%52,761.55%10.53% Spotify Technology Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPOTSpotify Technology4.339 of 5 stars$694.90-3.6%$701.31+0.9%+144.5%$147.58B$16.96B115.247,691Positive NewsAAPLApple4.8048 of 5 stars$208.71-1.2%$235.27+12.7%-8.2%$3.12T$400.37B32.50164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.6087 of 5 stars$224.970.0%$249.42+10.9%+19.1%$2.39T$637.96B36.641,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.8706 of 5 stars$182.84+0.8%$207.13+13.3%+1.1%$2.22T$350.02B20.37190,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet3.8297 of 5 stars$181.65+0.8%$199.61+9.9%+1.4%$2.20T$350.02B20.24183,323Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionMETAMeta Platforms3.6628 of 5 stars$720.54+0.4%$729.38+1.2%+51.8%$1.81T$164.50B28.1174,067Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNFLXNetflix4.2737 of 5 stars$1,262.55+1.4%$1,220.58-3.3%+96.8%$537.55B$40.17B59.6914,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTMUST-Mobile US4.887 of 5 stars$228.40+0.3%$252.61+10.6%+23.7%$259.38B$81.40B22.2970,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAMXAmerica Movil2.2636 of 5 stars$17.38-0.9%$16.78-3.4%-3.4%$52.73B$47.69B32.18178,468TMETencent Music Entertainment Group2.1802 of 5 stars$20.73+4.7%$16.60-19.9%+51.4%$35.57B$3.89B24.675,353Positive NewsCHTChunghwa Telecom0.5556 of 5 stars$44.49-0.1%N/A+21.9%$34.51B$7.16B29.8632,452News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAPL Alternatives AMZN Alternatives GOOG Alternatives GOOGL Alternatives META Alternatives NFLX Alternatives TMUS Alternatives AMX Alternatives TME Alternatives CHT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SPOT) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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