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AAPL vs SPOT
Side-by-side comparison of Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- AAPL operates in Technology, while SPOT operates in Consumer Discretionary - the two are in different parts of the market.
- AAPL is the larger of the two at $4.92T, about 46.8x SPOT ($105.06B).
- Over the past year, AAPL is up 30.7% and SPOT is down 28.2% - AAPL leads by 58.9 points.
- AAPL has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 10 for SPOT).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Apple Inc.
- Spotify Technology S.A.
- Price
- $335.88-0.29%
- $511.47+0.19%
- Market cap
- $4.92T
- $105.06B
- 1M return
- +8.39%
- -7.41%
- 1Y return
- +30.74%
- -28.19%
- Industry
- Computer Manufacturing
- Broadcasting
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1980
- 2018
- News (4w)
- 16
- 10
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. It also sells various related services. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, iPod touch, and other Apple-branded and third-party accessories. It also provides AppleCare support services; cloud services store services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store, that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts. In addition, the company offers various services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Music, which offers users a curated listening experience with on-demand radio stations; Apple News+, a subscription news and magazine service; Apple TV+, which offers exclusive original content; Apple Card, a co-branded credit card; and Apple Pay, a cashless payment service, as well as licenses its intellectual property. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets. It sells and delivers third-party applications for its products through the App Store. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and resellers. Apple Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Spotify Technology S.A.
Spotify Technology S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides audio streaming services worldwide. It operates in two segments, Premium and Ad-Supported. The Premium segment offers unlimited online and offline streaming access to its catalog of music and podcasts without commercial breaks to its subscribers. The Ad-Supported segment provides on-demand online access to its catalog of music and unlimited online access to the catalog of podcasts to its subscribers with no subscription fees. The company also offers sales, marketing, contract research and development, and customer support services. As of December 31, 2020, its platform included 345 million monthly active users and 155 million premium subscribers in 93 countries and territories. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Latest AAPL
- SVP, GC and Government Affairs Newstead Jennifer sold $815,804 worth of shares (2,399 units at $340.06) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 44,391 units (SEC Form 4)
- Evercore ISI reiterated coverage on Apple with a new price target
- SVP, GC and Government Affairs Newstead Jennifer converted options into 30,104 shares, covered exercise/tax liability with 16,228 shares and sold $474,813 worth of shares (1,438 units at $330.19) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, increasing direct ownership by 36% to 46,790 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- Apple’s Outstanding Comedy Widow’s Bay triumphs as the most decorated freshman comedy in Emmy history and Apple TV leads as the most awarded network at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards
- SVP, GC and Government Affairs Newstead Jennifer sold $456,177 worth of shares (1,438 units at $317.23) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 34,352 units (SEC Form 4)
- Apple unveils iPhone Duo
- Introducing Apple Watch Series 12, with the all-new Health Sensing System
- Apple unveils Apple Watch Ultra 4
- Apple advances health and fitness capabilities using Apple Intelligence and the most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable
- Apple introduces AirPods 5, featuring best-in-class open-ear Active Noise Cancellation
Latest SPOT
- Spotify Technology S.A. to Announce Results for Third Quarter 2026
- Co-Chief Executive Officer Soderstrom Gustav exercised 20,913 units of Ordinary Share at a strike of $151.25 and sold $11,380,738 worth of Ordinary Share (20,913 units at $544.19) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Chief Financial Officer Luiga Christian covered exercise/tax liability with 105 units of Ordinary Share, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 8,923 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
- Chief Public Affairs Officer Jenkins Dustee covered exercise/tax liability with 428 units of Ordinary Share, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 39,400 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- Co-Chief Executive Officer Soderstrom Gustav covered exercise/tax liability with 117 units of Ordinary Share, decreasing direct ownership by 0.58% to 20,025 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy tax liability
- Co-Chief Executive Officer Norstrom Alex covered exercise/tax liability with 809 units of Ordinary Share, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 65,964 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- Chief Human Resources Officer Lundstrom Anna covered exercise/tax liability with 249 units of Ordinary Share, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 16,504 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Spotify Technology S.A.
- Spotify Co-Chief Executive Officer to Present at the 2026 Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference
- New insider Giraldo John P claimed ownership of 1,852 units of Ordinary Share (SEC Form 3)