Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) Competitors

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAPL or SWKS?

67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Skyworks Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AAPL or SWKS?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, 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
Apple	$400.37B	7.55	$93.74B	$6.59	30.71
Skyworks Solutions	$3.95B	2.57	$596M	$2.55	26.55

Is AAPL or SWKS more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Skyworks Solutions' net margin of 10.43%. Apple's return on equity of 172.48% beat Skyworks Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple	24.30%	172.48%	31.58%
Skyworks Solutions	10.43%	11.53%	8.81%

Does the media refer more to AAPL or SWKS?

In the previous week, Apple had 363 more articles in the media than Skyworks Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 375 mentions for Apple and 12 mentions for Skyworks Solutions. Skyworks Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Apple's score of 0.80 indicating that Skyworks Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	194 Very Positive mention(s)	53 Positive mention(s)	67 Neutral mention(s)	38 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skyworks Solutions	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AAPL or SWKS?

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $237.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. Skyworks Solutions has a consensus price target of $74.07, suggesting a potential upside of 9.42%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Skyworks Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Skyworks Solutions	4 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Which has more volatility & risk, AAPL or SWKS?

Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyworks Solutions has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAPL or SWKS a better dividend stock?

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Skyworks Solutions pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Skyworks Solutions pays out 109.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Skyworks Solutions has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Summary

Apple beats Skyworks Solutions on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.