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AVGO vs. AAPL, AMD, AMZN, GOOG, and GOOGL

Should you buy Broadcom stock or one of its competitors? Broadcom's main competitors and comparable companies include Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), and Alphabet (GOOGL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Broadcom compare to Apple?

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

In the previous week, Apple had 324 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 399 mentions for Apple and 75 mentions for Broadcom. Apple's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Broadcom's score of 0.98 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Broadcom
50 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Apple
266 Very Positive mention(s)
49 Positive mention(s)
46 Neutral mention(s)
28 Negative mention(s)
6 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Broadcom currently has a consensus target price of $509.04, indicating a potential upside of 45.47%. Apple has a consensus target price of $340.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.85%. Given Broadcom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Broadcom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
28 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
26 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Broadcom$89.10B18.75$23.13B$7.8344.69
Apple$466.82B10.54$112.01B$8.7238.68

76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Broadcom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Broadcom has a net margin of 42.94% compared to Apple's net margin of 27.62%. Apple's return on equity of 135.46% beat Broadcom's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Broadcom42.94% 48.33% 23.78%
Apple 27.62%135.46%34.11%

Broadcom has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Broadcom pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 12.4% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Broadcom beats Apple on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Broadcom compare to Advanced Micro Devices?

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

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 96 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 171 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 75 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.67 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Broadcom
50 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Advanced Micro Devices
69 Very Positive mention(s)
47 Positive mention(s)
38 Neutral mention(s)
15 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Broadcom has a net margin of 42.94% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 15.58%. Broadcom's return on equity of 48.33% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Broadcom42.94% 48.33% 23.78%
Advanced Micro Devices 15.58%12.30%9.89%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Broadcom$89.10B18.75$23.13B$7.8344.69
Advanced Micro Devices$34.64B29.54$4.34B$3.89161.11

76.4% of Broadcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Broadcom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Broadcom presently has a consensus target price of $509.04, suggesting a potential upside of 45.47%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $565.13, suggesting a potential downside of 9.83%. Given Broadcom's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Broadcom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
28 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
Advanced Micro Devices
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
33 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

Broadcom has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 2.48, meaning that its share price is 148% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Broadcom beats Advanced Micro Devices on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Broadcom compare to Amazon.com?

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Broadcom presently has a consensus target price of $509.04, suggesting a potential upside of 45.47%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $321.19, suggesting a potential upside of 28.50%. Given Broadcom's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Amazon.com.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Broadcom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
28 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
Amazon.com
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
56 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Broadcom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Broadcom has a net margin of 42.94% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 17.44%. Broadcom's return on equity of 48.33% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Broadcom42.94% 48.33% 23.78%
Amazon.com 17.44%18.00%8.97%

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 330 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 405 mentions for Amazon.com and 75 mentions for Broadcom. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Broadcom's score of 0.98 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Broadcom
50 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amazon.com
278 Very Positive mention(s)
59 Positive mention(s)
30 Neutral mention(s)
27 Negative mention(s)
10 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Broadcom has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amazon.com pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Broadcom pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amazon.com pays out 1.6% 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. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Broadcom$89.10B18.75$23.13B$7.8344.69
Amazon.com$775.68B3.48$77.67B$12.4320.11

Summary

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

How does Broadcom compare to Alphabet?

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Broadcom pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.4% 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 Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Broadcom presently has a consensus target price of $509.04, suggesting a potential upside of 45.47%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $420.55, suggesting a potential upside of 24.36%. Given Broadcom's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Broadcom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
28 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
34 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.07

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Broadcom's net margin of 42.94%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Broadcom's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Broadcom42.94% 48.33% 23.78%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Broadcom$89.10B18.75$23.13B$7.8344.69
Alphabet$402.84B10.27$132.17B$19.9116.99

Broadcom has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 59 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 134 mentions for Alphabet and 75 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alphabet's score of 0.32 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Broadcom
50 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
49 Very Positive mention(s)
19 Positive mention(s)
33 Neutral mention(s)
23 Negative mention(s)
7 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

76.4% of Broadcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Broadcom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alphabet beats Broadcom on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Broadcom compare to Alphabet?

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Broadcom currently has a consensus target price of $509.04, indicating a potential upside of 45.47%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $422.16, indicating a potential upside of 23.39%. Given Broadcom's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Broadcom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
28 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
Alphabet
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
45 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.02

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Broadcom$89.10B18.75$23.13B$7.8344.69
Alphabet$402.84B10.39$132.17B$19.9117.18

In the previous week, Alphabet had 115 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 190 mentions for Alphabet and 75 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alphabet's score of 0.82 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Broadcom
50 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alphabet
122 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
35 Neutral mention(s)
23 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Broadcom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Broadcom pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 4.4% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Alphabet has a net margin of 54.77% compared to Broadcom's net margin of 42.94%. Alphabet's return on equity of 51.32% beat Broadcom's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Broadcom42.94% 48.33% 23.78%
Alphabet 54.77%51.32%35.42%

Broadcom has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Alphabet beats Broadcom on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AVGO vs. The Competition

MetricBroadcomSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.67T$115.20B$30.78B$13.07B
Dividend Yield0.72%1.63%2.75%12.57%
P/E Ratio44.6884.7179.1825.75
Price / Sales18.7585.73586.4296.90
Price / Cash47.3265.7749.7052.76
Price / Book16.7610.557.966.31
Net Income$23.13B$2.05B$702.99M$360.12M
7 Day Performance0.75%4.39%1.02%-0.24%
1 Month Performance-2.46%3.50%-1.47%-3.54%
1 Year Performance3.13%78.98%177.99%5.19%

Broadcom Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AVGO
Broadcom
4.9933 of 5 stars
$349.56
-1.5%
$509.04
+45.6%
+4.7%$1.67T$89.10B44.6333,000
AAPL
Apple
4.1384 of 5 stars
$337.00
+1.4%
$338.80
+0.5%
+32.5%$4.85T$416.16B38.65166,000
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
2.8781 of 5 stars
$545.09
+6.4%
$565.13
+3.7%
+282.0%$836.64B$34.64B140.1331,000
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.9811 of 5 stars
$251.19
+2.1%
$321.19
+27.9%
+12.9%$2.65T$775.68B20.211,576,000
GOOG
Alphabet
4.6061 of 5 stars
$343.68
+1.3%
$415.55
+20.9%
+32.7%$4.15T$402.84B17.26198,933

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This page (NASDAQ:AVGO) was last updated on 9/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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