AMZN vs. NFLX, BKNG, EXPE, TRIP, GRPN, FLWS, PETS, PRTS, CPNG, and CDW
Should you be buying Amazon.com stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amazon.com include Netflix (NFLX), Booking (BKNG), Expedia Group (EXPE), Tripadvisor (TRIP), Groupon (GRPN), 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (FLWS), PetMed Express (PETS), CarParts.com (PRTS), Coupang (CPNG), and CDW (CDW).
Amazon.com vs.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Amazon.com received 1884 more outperform votes than Netflix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.91% of users gave Netflix an outperform vote while only 59.04% of users gave Amazon.com an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Amazon.com had 68 more articles in the media than Netflix. MarketBeat recorded 229 mentions for Amazon.com and 161 mentions for Netflix. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Netflix's score of 0.72 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Amazon.com has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Netflix has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Amazon.com presently has a consensus price target of $245.65, suggesting a potential upside of 8.72%. Netflix has a consensus price target of $845.06, suggesting a potential downside of 1.52%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Netflix.
Netflix has a net margin of 20.70% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 8.04%. Netflix's return on equity of 35.86% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.
Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Netflix. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Netflix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Netflix shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Netflix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Amazon.com and Netflix tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AMZN) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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