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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$203.42
+3.0%
$203.34
$109.15
$214.91
$169.02B1.596.10 million shs2.67 million shs
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$157.22
+2.3%
$177.79
$81.02
$227.30
$254.09B1.6472.71 million shs38.27 million shs
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$1,344.40
+3.9%
$1,304.73
$601.29
$1,438.17
$623.02B1.252.93 million shs1.70 million shs
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
$114.78
+2.9%
$105.24
$59.55
$130.54
$127.10B1.2720.50 million shs16.48 million shs
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
$165.88
+1.6%
$165.58
$101.47
$177.59
$185.12B1.418.49 million shs4.63 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
+0.73%+1.64%-4.44%+18.33%+79.04%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
+1.33%-0.85%-13.55%-13.25%+78.92%
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
+2.99%+2.81%-2.78%+7.43%+110.07%
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
-0.18%-0.31%-6.08%+26.72%+82.86%
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
-0.20%+1.15%-2.26%+8.35%+43.04%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.4971 of 5 stars
2.33.02.52.32.71.73.1
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
4.4715 of 5 stars
3.54.00.02.12.62.51.9
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
4.817 of 5 stars
2.53.03.33.13.12.53.1
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
4.0121 of 5 stars
2.43.00.81.83.12.51.9
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
4.8041 of 5 stars
2.34.04.23.42.42.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
2.69
Moderate Buy$201.50-0.94% Downside
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
2.90
Moderate Buy$185.5918.04% Upside
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
2.91
Moderate Buy$1,285.41-4.39% Downside
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
2.88
Moderate Buy$122.206.46% Upside
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
2.58
Moderate Buy$158.86-4.23% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest MU, QCOM, AMAT, AVGO, and AMD Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/23/2024
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
Benchmark
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Initiated CoverageBuy$200.00
4/18/2024
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
TD Cowen
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$185.00 ➝ $200.00
4/17/2024
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$200.00
4/17/2024
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$1,405.00 ➝ $1,500.00
4/16/2024
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$260.00
4/16/2024
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
HSBC
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$180.00 ➝ $225.00
4/16/2024
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$200.00
4/16/2024
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$1,620.00
4/16/2024
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageIn-Line$177.00
4/12/2024
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
Stifel Nicolaus
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$140.00
4/11/2024
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Initiated CoverageHold$225.00
(Data available from 4/26/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$26.52B6.37$9.04 per share22.50$19.47 per share10.45
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$22.68B11.20$4.35 per share36.14$34.59 per share4.55
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$35.82B17.39$47.16 per share28.51$51.24 per share26.24
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
$15.54B8.18$2.27 per share50.49$39.62 per share2.90
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
$35.82B5.17$8.71 per share19.04$19.39 per share8.55

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$6.86B$8.5023.9321.922.9327.03%43.56%22.53%5/16/2024 (Estimated)
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$854M$0.52302.3537.172.313.77%5.73%4.66%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$14.08B$26.9849.8328.972.5629.93%47.71%16.75%6/6/2024 (Estimated)
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
-$5.83B-$3.45N/A17.96N/A-20.57%-8.98%-6.10%6/26/2024 (Estimated)
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
$7.23B$6.9024.0419.452.2421.39%38.06%16.14%5/1/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest MU, QCOM, AMAT, AVGO, and AMD Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/1/2024N/A
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
$2.2970N/A-$2.2970N/AN/AN/A  
4/30/2024N/A
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$0.60N/A-$0.60N/AN/AN/A  
3/20/2024Q2 24
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
-$0.2740$0.42+$0.6940-$0.17$5.35 billion$5.82 billion      
3/7/2024Q1 24
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$8.95$10.99+$2.04$14.26$11.79 billion$11.96 billion      
2/15/2024Q1 24
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$1.90$2.13+$0.23$1.85$6.48 billion$6.71 billion    
1/31/2024Q1 2024
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
$1.90$2.33+$0.43$2.20$9.50 billion$9.94 billion
1/30/2024Q4 23
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$0.7680$0.77+$0.0020$0.77$6.13 billion$6.17 billion      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$1.280.63%+11.93%15.06%7 Years
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
$21.001.56%+12.58%77.84%14 Years
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
$0.460.40%N/AN/A N/A
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
$3.201.93%+7.02%46.38%21 Years

Latest MU, QCOM, AMAT, AVGO, and AMD Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/12/2024
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
quarterly$0.852.07%5/30/20245/30/20246/20/2024
3/8/2024
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Quarterly$0.400.79%5/22/20245/23/20246/13/2024
3/20/2024
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
quarterly$0.11500.4%3/28/20244/1/20244/16/2024
3/6/2024
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
quarterly$5.251.49%3/20/20243/21/20243/29/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.31
2.71
1.91
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
0.03
2.51
1.86
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
1.05
1.34
1.24
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
0.30
3.74
2.40
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
0.63
2.56
1.88

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
80.56%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
71.34%
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
76.43%
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
80.84%
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
74.35%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.29%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
0.73%
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
2.00%
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
0.32%
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
0.08%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
34,000830.90 million828.49 millionOptionable
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
26,0001.62 billion1.60 billionOptionable
Broadcom Inc. stock logo
AVGO
Broadcom
20,000463.42 million454.15 millionOptionable
Micron Technology, Inc. stock logo
MU
Micron Technology
43,0001.11 billion1.10 billionOptionable
QUALCOMM Incorporated stock logo
QCOM
QUALCOMM
50,0001.12 billion1.12 billionOptionable

MU, QCOM, AMAT, AVGO, and AMD Headlines

SourceHeadline
Insights Into Qualcomm (QCOM) Q2: Wall Street Projections for Key MetricsInsights Into Qualcomm (QCOM) Q2: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
zacks.com - April 26 at 10:21 AM
Qualcomm opens Folsom office. Semiconductor company joins existing software hubQualcomm opens Folsom office. Semiconductor company joins existing software hub
msn.com - April 26 at 2:31 AM
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus Sets Efficient Performance Bar In New BenchmarksQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus Sets Efficient Performance Bar In New Benchmarks
forbes.com - April 26 at 2:31 AM
Qualcomm Responds to Snapdragon X Elite Benchmark Cheating ClaimsQualcomm Responds to Snapdragon X Elite Benchmark Cheating Claims
econotimes.com - April 26 at 2:31 AM
Leading US brands said to support Qualcomms PC pushLeading US brands said to support Qualcomm's PC push
digitimes.com - April 26 at 2:31 AM
Exclusive: Heres what Qualcomm didnt tell you about the Snapdragon X seriesExclusive: Here's what Qualcomm didn't tell you about the Snapdragon X series
androidauthority.com - April 26 at 2:31 AM
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesQUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages
americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 1:54 AM
Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Increases Holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Increases Holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 8:21 PM
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) Stock Price Down 0.9%QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) Stock Price Down 0.9%
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 7:07 PM
Qualcomms Latest Laptop Chips for AI Could Help It Compete With Intel and AMDQualcomm's Latest Laptop Chips for AI Could Help It Compete With Intel and AMD
msn.com - April 25 at 8:51 AM
Snapdragon X Plus Laptop CPUs: What You Need to Know, Plus Early BenchmarksSnapdragon X Plus Laptop CPUs: What You Need to Know, Plus Early Benchmarks
msn.com - April 25 at 8:51 AM
Dont Miss Out! 3 Top-Tier Blue-Chip Growth Stocks for Your Must-Buy ListDon't Miss Out! 3 Top-Tier Blue-Chip Growth Stocks for Your Must-Buy List
investorplace.com - April 25 at 6:04 AM
Meet Snapdragon X Plus: Qualcomm says its slowest CPU still beats IntelMeet Snapdragon X Plus: Qualcomm says its slowest CPU still beats Intel
msn.com - April 25 at 1:10 AM
The Snapdragon X Plus is technically its new entry-level laptop chipThe Snapdragon X Plus is technically its new entry-level laptop chip
financialexpress.com - April 24 at 8:10 PM
Qualcomm Announces Launch Of Snapdragon X PlusQualcomm Announces Launch Of Snapdragon X Plus
markets.businessinsider.com - April 24 at 8:10 PM
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) Enters the AI PC Market, Shares RiseQualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) Enters the AI PC Market, Shares Rise
msn.com - April 24 at 8:10 PM
Wynn Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 9,052 QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)Wynn Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 9,052 QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)
marketbeat.com - April 24 at 6:37 PM
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) Trading Up 1.4%QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) Trading Up 1.4%
marketbeat.com - April 24 at 5:17 PM
Even the new mid-tier Snapdragon X Plus beats Apple’s M3Even the new mid-tier Snapdragon X Plus beats Apple’s M3
msn.com - April 24 at 3:09 PM
Qualcomm (QCOM) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?Qualcomm (QCOM) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
zacks.com - April 24 at 11:08 AM
Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon X Plus Processor with 4nm Technology and 10-Core CPUQualcomm Introduces Snapdragon X Plus Processor with 4nm Technology and 10-Core CPU
guru3d.com - April 24 at 10:09 AM
What is Snapdragon X Elite? Explaining Qualcomms new flagship Arm laptop processors.What is Snapdragon X Elite? Explaining Qualcomm's new flagship Arm laptop processors.
windowscentral.com - April 24 at 10:09 AM
Qualcomm expands Snapdragon portfolio with new platform to power AI PCsQualcomm expands Snapdragon portfolio with new platform to power AI PCs
in.investing.com - April 24 at 10:09 AM
Qualcomm is expanding its next-gen laptop chip line with the Snapdragon X PlusQualcomm is expanding its next-gen laptop chip line with the Snapdragon X Plus
msn.com - April 24 at 10:09 AM

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Company Descriptions

Applied Materials logo

Applied Materials

NASDAQ:AMAT
Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Advanced Micro Devices logo

Advanced Micro Devices

NASDAQ:AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. It operates through Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded segments. The company offers x86 microprocessors and graphics processing units (GPUs) as an accelerated processing unit, chipsets, data center, and professional GPUs; and embedded processors, and semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products, microprocessor and SoC development services and technology, data processing unites, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and adaptive SoC products. It provides processors under the AMD Ryzen, AMD Ryzen PRO, Ryzen Threadripper, Ryzen Threadripper PRO, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon PRO, and AMD PRO A-Series brand names; graphics under the AMD Radeon graphics and AMD Embedded Radeon graphics; and professional graphics under the AMD Radeon Pro graphics brand name. In addition, the company offers data center graphics under the Radeon Instinct and Radeon PRO V-series brands, as well as servers under the AMD Instinct accelerators brand; server microprocessors under the AMD EPYC brands; low power solutions under the AMD Athlon, AMD Geode, AMD Ryzen, AMD EPYC, AMD R-Series, and G-Series brands; FPGA products under the Virtex-6, Virtex-7, Virtex UltraScale+, Kintex-7, Kintex UltraScale, Kintex UltraScale+, Artix-7, Artix UltraScale+, Spartan-6, and Spartan-7 brands; adaptive SOCs under the Zynq-7000, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs, Versal HBM, Versal Premium, Versal Prime, Versal AI Core, Versal AI Edge, Vitis, and Vivado brands; and compute and network acceleration board products under the Alveo brand. It serves original equipment and design manufacturers, public cloud service providers, system integrators, independent distributors, and add-in-board manufacturers through its direct sales force, and sales representatives. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Broadcom logo

Broadcom

NASDAQ:AVGO
Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software. It provides set-top box system-on-chips (SoCs); cable, digital subscriber line, and passive optical networking central office/consumer premise equipment SoCs; wireless local area network access point SoCs; Ethernet switching and routing custom silicon solutions; serializer/deserializer application specific integrated circuits; optical and copper, and physical layer devices; and fiber optic components and RF semiconductor devices. The company also offers RF front end modules and filter; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and global positioning system/global navigation satellite system SoCs; custom touch controllers; inductive charging; attached small computer system interface, and redundant array of independent disks controllers and adapters; peripheral component interconnect express; fiber channel host bus adapters; read channel based SoCs; custom flash controllers; preamplifiers; optocouplers, industrial fiber optics, and motion control encoders and subsystems; light emitting diode, ethernet PHYs, switch ICs, and camera microcontrollers. Its products are used in various applications, including enterprise and data center networking, home connectivity, set-top boxes, broadband access, telecommunication equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage systems, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and electronic displays. Broadcom Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Micron Technology logo

Micron Technology

NASDAQ:MU
Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
QUALCOMM logo

QUALCOMM

NASDAQ:QCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of wireless products comprising products implementing CDMA2000, WCDMA, LTE and/or OFDMA-based 5G standards and their derivatives. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer, enterprise, cloud, IoT, and extended reality, and investments, including non-marketable equity securities and, to a lesser extent, marketable equity securities, and convertible debt instruments. It also provides development, and other services and related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.