Broadcom (AVGO) Competitors

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is AVGO or AAPL more profitable?

Broadcom has a net margin of 31.59% compared to Apple's net margin of 24.30%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Broadcom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadcom	31.59%	36.60%	15.52%
Apple	24.30%	170.91%	31.94%

Do analysts prefer AVGO or AAPL?

Broadcom currently has a consensus price target of $356.48, suggesting a potential upside of 3.35%. Apple has a consensus price target of $242.74, suggesting a potential downside of 1.13%. Given Broadcom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadcom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.06
Apple	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media favor AVGO or AAPL?

In the previous week, Apple had 69 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 287 mentions for Apple and 218 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Apple's score of 1.00 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadcom	172 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple	202 Very Positive mention(s)	24 Positive mention(s)	43 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AVGO or AAPL?

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Broadcom. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadcom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Broadcom	$51.57B	31.58	$5.90B	$3.92	87.99
Apple	$391.04B	9.32	$93.74B	$6.59	37.25

Which has more volatility and risk, AVGO or AAPL?

Broadcom has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVGO or AAPL a better dividend stock?

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Broadcom pays out 60.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 15.8% 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. Broadcom has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Apple has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AVGO or AAPL?

76.4% of Broadcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Broadcom shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Broadcom beats Apple on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.