They aren't the "little guy", but at the same time Apple is a $trillionX3 dollar company, so David vs Goliath seems pretty fair. It is a tiny operation relative to Apple.
What does the valuation of a company’s stock have to do with this? I keep hearing that Apple is a $3 trillion company but that is strictly a function of how investors value the company. Cash on hand is probably a better way to compare and here Apple is top dog I think.
Investors give Apple 500x more value than their opponent in this battle. I mean market cap (or maybe the more accurate enterprise value) is a pretty ordinary way or comparing the size of companies.
Apple could acquire Masimo in a stock swap and it would be barely a blip on their share dilution.