Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors $116.57 -2.54 (-2.13%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$116.29 -0.28 (-0.24%) As of 08/1/2025 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DIS vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, GOOG, GOOGL, NFLX, PARA, ROKU, WBD, and TShould you be buying Walt Disney stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walt Disney include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comcast (CMCSA), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Netflix (NFLX), Paramount Global (PARA), Roku (ROKU), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), and AT&T (T). Walt Disney vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Comcast Alphabet Alphabet Netflix Paramount Global Roku Warner Bros. Discovery AT&T Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the media favor AAPL or DIS? In the previous week, Apple had 288 more articles in the media than Walt Disney. MarketBeat recorded 378 mentions for Apple and 90 mentions for Walt Disney. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Apple's score of 0.80 indicating that Walt Disney 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) 54 Positive mention(s) 68 Neutral mention(s) 38 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walt Disney 55 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, AAPL or DIS? Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAPL or DIS? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, AAPL or DIS? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Walt Disney. Walt Disney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$400.37B7.55$93.74B$6.5930.71Walt Disney$91.36B2.29$4.97B$4.8923.84 Do analysts prefer AAPL or DIS? Apple presently has a consensus price target of $237.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.23%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $128.70, indicating a potential upside of 10.40%. Given Apple's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than Walt Disney.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) 2.57Walt Disney 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is AAPL or DIS more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 9.47%. Apple's return on equity of 172.48% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 172.48% 31.58% Walt Disney 9.47%9.99%5.41% Is AAPL or DIS a better dividend stock? Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Apple pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walt Disney pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. SummaryApple beats Walt Disney on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Walt Disney News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DIS 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 DIS 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 DIS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalt DisneyMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$214.13B$16.53B$8.10B$20.68BDividend Yield0.84%2.61%3.25%3.67%P/E Ratio23.8439.5718.9129.07Price / Sales2.292.864.2566.27Price / Cash12.2116.5916.2522.84Price / Book2.001.894.784.43Net Income$4.97B-$285.69M$218.39M$994.22M7 Day Performance-4.01%-6.35%-4.70%-3.35%1 Month Performance-5.21%-0.96%38.38%-2.06%1 Year Performance30.16%40.72%19.84%10.15% Walt Disney Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DISWalt Disney4.7993 of 5 stars$116.57-2.1%$128.70+10.4%+25.3%$214.13B$91.36B23.84233,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAAPLApple4.9188 of 5 stars$213.31-0.3%$234.94+10.1%-7.3%$3.18T$391.04B33.22164,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMZNAmazon.com4.7617 of 5 stars$232.55+0.5%$254.33+9.4%+16.7%$2.47T$637.96B37.891,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownCMCSAComcast4.9956 of 5 stars$33.50-0.5%$41.13+22.8%-19.2%$125.16B$123.56B8.24182,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGOOGAlphabet4.9402 of 5 stars$192.74-0.7%$215.19+11.6%+10.1%$2.34T$371.40B20.54190,200Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementGOOGLAlphabet4.5442 of 5 stars$191.73-0.8%$211.32+10.2%+10.8%$2.33T$371.40B20.43183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.6518 of 5 stars$1,169.40-0.9%$1,297.66+11.0%+85.4%$496.98B$39.00B49.8314,000Trending NewsPARAParamount Global1.252 of 5 stars$13.13+0.6%$11.60-11.6%+17.1%$8.85B$29.21B-1.5918,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionROKURoku3.4346 of 5 stars$93.76+4.0%$93.92+0.2%+44.6%$13.69B$4.25B-128.513,340Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownWBDWarner Bros. Discovery1.6477 of 5 stars$13.67+1.3%$12.41-9.2%+53.6%$33.57B$39.32B-3.1135,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionTAT&T4.6244 of 5 stars$27.62-1.4%$29.66+7.4%+42.6%$198.92B$122.34B15.71140,990Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apple Competitors Amazon.com Competitors Comcast Competitors Alphabet Competitors Alphabet Competitors Netflix Competitors Paramount Global Competitors Roku Competitors Warner Bros. Discovery 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 (NYSE:DIS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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