Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) Vs. NVDA, INTC, TXN, ADI, MU, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, SWKS, and FSLR
Should you be buying Broadcom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadcom include NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), Analog Devices (ADI), Micron Technology (MU), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), and First Solar (FSLR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Broadcom vs.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
NVIDIA received 194 more outperform votes than Broadcom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.19% of users gave Broadcom an outperform vote while only 71.62% of users gave NVIDIA an outperform vote.
In the previous week, NVIDIA had 12 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for NVIDIA and 4 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat NVIDIA's score of -0.08 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
NVIDIA currently has a consensus price target of $322.81, indicating a potential upside of 90.58%. Broadcom has a consensus price target of $681.96, indicating a potential upside of 19.52%. Given NVIDIA's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Broadcom.
55.2% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of NVIDIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Broadcom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
NVIDIA has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $16.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. NVIDIA pays out 4.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadcom has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
NVIDIA has a net margin of 36.24% compared to Broadcom's net margin of 27.47%. Broadcom's return on equity of 50.20% beat NVIDIA's return on equity.
NVIDIA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Broadcom. Broadcom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVIDIA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NVIDIA beats Broadcom on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVGO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) vs. Its Competitors
Broadcom Competitors List
