Broadcom (AVGO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAPL or AVGO?

67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Broadcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Broadcom shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate AAPL or AVGO?

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $235.11, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Broadcom has a consensus price target of $292.08, indicating a potential upside of 3.09%. Given Apple's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Broadcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Broadcom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.03

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AAPL or AVGO?

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
Apple	$400.37B	7.88	$93.74B	$6.42	32.89
Broadcom	$57.05B	23.36	$5.90B	$2.67	106.12

Does the media favor AAPL or AVGO?

In the previous week, Apple had 106 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 274 mentions for Apple and 168 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Apple's score of 0.89 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	160 Very Positive mention(s)	21 Positive mention(s)	65 Neutral mention(s)	23 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadcom	123 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AAPL or AVGO more profitable?

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Broadcom's net margin of 22.64%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Broadcom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple	24.30%	167.24%	31.35%
Broadcom	22.64%	35.49%	14.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, AAPL or AVGO?

Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAPL or AVGO a better dividend stock?

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Apple pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Broadcom has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Apple beats Broadcom on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.