AVGO vs. AMD, AMAT, NVDA, TXN, INTC, MU, ADI, MRVL, MCHP, and MPWR
Should you be buying Broadcom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadcom include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Applied Materials (AMAT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), and Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Broadcom has a net margin of 24.10% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 4.89%. Broadcom's return on equity of 35.82% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.
Broadcom received 516 more outperform votes than Advanced Micro Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.71% of users gave Broadcom an outperform vote while only 62.46% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.
76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Broadcom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, Broadcom and Broadcom both had 50 articles in the media. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Broadcom's score of 0.61 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Broadcom currently has a consensus target price of $240.08, suggesting a potential upside of 58.33%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $194.97, suggesting a potential upside of 39.27%. Given Broadcom's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Advanced Micro Devices.
Broadcom has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Broadcom beats Advanced Micro Devices on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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