Netflix (NFLX) Competitors $1,204.65 -1.56 (-0.13%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1,203.20 -1.45 (-0.12%) As of 08:00 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 NFLX vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, GOOG, GOOGL, ROKU, TSLA, WBD, DIS, and TShould you be buying Netflix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Netflix include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comcast (CMCSA), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Roku (ROKU), Tesla (TSLA), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Walt Disney (DIS), and AT&T (T). Netflix vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Comcast Alphabet Alphabet Roku Tesla Warner Bros. Discovery Walt Disney AT&T Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AAPL or NFLX? 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Netflix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Netflix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, AAPL or NFLX? Apple has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Netflix has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AAPL or NFLX more profitable? Netflix has a net margin of 24.58% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Netflix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94% Netflix 24.58%42.50%19.42% Do analysts recommend AAPL or NFLX? Apple presently has a consensus target price of $237.98, indicating a potential upside of 4.49%. Netflix has a consensus target price of $1,297.66, indicating a potential upside of 7.72%. Given Netflix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Netflix 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) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Netflix 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 22 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media favor AAPL or NFLX? In the previous week, Apple had 208 more articles in the media than Netflix. MarketBeat recorded 299 mentions for Apple and 91 mentions for Netflix. Netflix's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Apple's score of 0.87 indicating that Netflix is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 174 Very Positive mention(s) 36 Positive mention(s) 57 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 11 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Netflix 72 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, AAPL or NFLX? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Netflix. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Netflix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$391.04B8.64$93.74B$6.5934.56Netflix$39.00B13.13$8.71B$23.4751.33 SummaryNetflix beats Apple on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Netflix News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NFLX 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 NFLX 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 NASDAQ 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 NFLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNetflixBRDCST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$512.55B$21.35B$8.30B$9.59BDividend YieldN/A5.23%3.11%4.09%P/E Ratio51.3330.0618.0226.05Price / Sales13.131.505.56120.75Price / Cash21.2032.6216.6358.48Price / Book20.522.704.726.61Net Income$8.71B$30.12M$226.48M$265.56M7 Day Performance-2.77%202.36%15.42%1.98%1 Month Performance1.22%204.80%14.22%1.33%1 Year Performance74.85%505.88%52.48%21.15% Netflix Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NFLXNetflix4.0734 of 5 stars$1,204.65-0.1%$1,297.66+7.7%+73.0%$512.55B$39.00B51.3314,000Trending NewsAAPLApple4.638 of 5 stars$226.28-1.9%$237.60+5.0%-0.7%$3.36T$391.04B34.34164,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.6331 of 5 stars$223.56-2.0%$262.87+17.6%+23.2%$2.38T$670.04B34.081,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeCMCSAComcast4.9778 of 5 stars$33.30-1.8%$40.73+22.3%-15.9%$122.94B$123.73B5.50182,000Positive NewsGOOGAlphabet4.6822 of 5 stars$200.67-0.9%$215.19+7.2%+19.7%$2.43T$350.02B21.37190,200Trending NewsInsider TradeGOOGLAlphabet3.9874 of 5 stars$199.80-0.9%$211.53+5.9%+20.4%$2.42T$350.02B21.28183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeROKURoku2.7118 of 5 stars$88.31-0.6%$98.96+12.1%+44.4%$13.02B$4.11B-210.353,340Insider TradeTSLATesla4.3842 of 5 stars$321.46-2.4%$303.31-5.6%+43.4%$1.04T$92.72B185.97125,665Trending NewsWBDWarner Bros. Discovery3.1582 of 5 stars$11.52-0.4%$13.14+14.1%+50.9%$28.50B$39.32B38.3735,000Positive NewsDISWalt Disney4.8833 of 5 stars$116.59+0.3%$131.18+12.5%+28.2%$209.66B$91.36B18.28233,000Trending NewsTAT&T4.4383 of 5 stars$29.31+1.1%$30.21+3.1%+50.7%$209.54B$123.98B16.65140,990Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Comcast Competitors Alphabet Competitors Alphabet Competitors Roku Competitors Tesla Competitors Warner Bros. Discovery Competitors Walt Disney Competitors AT&T Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:NFLX) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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