Question 1

Which is bigger, AAPL or VRSK?

Accepted Answer

Apple Inc. is the larger company — market cap $4.91T vs $23.1B for Verisk Analytics, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, AAPL or VRSK?

Accepted Answer

VRSK keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 28.2% vs 27.6% for AAPL.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, AAPL or VRSK?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, VRSK trades at a lower P/E — 26.1 vs 38.1 for AAPL. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, AAPL or VRSK?

Accepted Answer

VRSK yields 1.11% vs 0.32% for AAPL.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — AAPL or VRSK?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, AAPL leads 4 of 11 comparable metrics and VRSK leads 7. StockCV rates AAPL “Strong” and VRSK “Solid”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	AAPL	VRSK
Price	$336.11	$177.63
Market cap	$4.91T	$23.1B
Revenue (TTM)	$467B	$3.14B
Revenue growth	+1.8%	+7.2%
Net margin	27.6%	28.2%
Free cash flow	$137B	$1.24B
Net cash (debt)	($31.6B)	($2.56B)
1-year price return	+32.3%	-26.4%
P/E	38.1	26.1
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	7%	95%
Dividend yield	0.32%	1.11%
Return on equity	137%	324%
Altman Z-score	12.84	5.91
CV checks passed	11 of 11	11 of 11
Employees	166,000	8,000

Apple Inc. vs Verisk Analytics, Inc.