Apple (AAPL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ANET or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 192 more articles in the media than Arista Networks. MarketBeat recorded 207 mentions for Apple and 15 mentions for Arista Networks. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Arista Networks' score of 0.66 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arista Networks	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	131 Very Positive mention(s)	21 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	16 Negative mention(s)	10 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ANET or AAPL?

Apple received 6008 more outperform votes than Arista Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.11% of users gave Apple an outperform vote while only 74.59% of users gave Arista Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arista Networks	Outperform Votes 1312 74.59%	Underperform Votes 447 25.41%
Apple	Outperform Votes 7320 82.11%	Underperform Votes 1595 17.89%

Which has more risk and volatility, ANET or AAPL?

Arista Networks has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ANET or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Arista Networks. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arista Networks, 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
Arista Networks	$6.61B	21.49	$2.09B	$2.08	54.24
Apple	$391.04B	9.84	$93.74B	$6.08	41.86

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ANET or AAPL?

82.5% of Arista Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Arista Networks 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Is ANET or AAPL more profitable?

Arista Networks has a net margin of 40.29% compared to Apple's net margin of 23.97%. Apple's return on equity of 152.94% beat Arista Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arista Networks	40.29%	30.52%	22.24%
Apple	23.97%	152.94%	29.98%

Do analysts prefer ANET or AAPL?

Arista Networks presently has a consensus price target of $100.70, suggesting a potential downside of 10.73%. Apple has a consensus price target of $236.78, suggesting a potential downside of 6.96%. Given Apple's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Arista Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arista Networks	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Summary

Apple beats Arista Networks on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.