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CSCO vs. AVGO, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, NVDA, PANW, ZM, ANET, HPE, and IBM

Should you be buying Cisco Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cisco Systems include Broadcom (AVGO), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Zoom Communications (ZM), Arista Networks (ANET), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and International Business Machines (IBM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Cisco Systems vs. Its Competitors

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

Broadcom currently has a consensus target price of $294.92, indicating a potential upside of 2.17%. Cisco Systems has a consensus target price of $70.35, indicating a potential upside of 4.83%. Given Cisco Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than Broadcom.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Broadcom
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
26 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.07
Cisco Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Broadcom. Cisco Systems 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$51.57B26.32$5.90B$2.67108.10
Cisco Systems$53.80B4.94$10.32B$2.4527.39

Broadcom has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Broadcom had 65 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 125 mentions for Broadcom and 60 mentions for Cisco Systems. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Cisco Systems' score of 1.38 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Broadcom
103 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cisco Systems
51 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. Cisco Systems pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Cisco Systems has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Cisco Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Broadcom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Broadcom has a net margin of 22.64% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 17.60%. Broadcom's return on equity of 35.49% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Broadcom22.64% 35.49% 14.58%
Cisco Systems 17.60%26.48%9.87%

Summary

Broadcom beats Cisco Systems on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.
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CSCO vs. The Competition

MetricCisco SystemsCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$269.60B$21.22B$29.22B$9.53B
Dividend Yield2.41%2.41%3.09%4.08%
P/E Ratio27.3916.5948.0923.80
Price / Sales4.942.091,529.7188.12
Price / Cash17.9120.4138.0757.96
Price / Book5.8910.067.415.55
Net Income$10.32B$705.90M$782.10M$259.03M
7 Day Performance-2.30%-1.81%-3.62%-4.56%
1 Month Performance-2.16%-2.05%-0.08%4.49%
1 Year Performance43.83%5,383,023.09%52,642.37%18.05%

Cisco Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.7718 of 5 stars
$67.11
-1.4%
$70.35
+4.8%
+41.6%$269.60B$53.80B27.3990,400Positive News
AVGO
Broadcom
4.7163 of 5 stars
$290.18
+0.5%
$292.08
+0.7%
+96.3%$1.36T$51.57B108.6837,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
GOOG
Alphabet
4.9391 of 5 stars
$194.08
+0.5%
$215.19
+10.9%
+10.1%$2.36T$371.40B20.67190,200Trending News
Dividend Announcement
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.5412 of 5 stars
$193.18
+0.5%
$211.32
+9.4%
+10.8%$2.34T$371.40B20.57183,323Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
MSFT
Microsoft
4.9437 of 5 stars
$513.71
+0.6%
$551.21
+7.3%
+25.7%$3.82T$245.12B39.70228,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NVDA
NVIDIA
4.6446 of 5 stars
$173.50
-0.1%
$181.22
+4.4%
+59.1%$4.23T$130.50B55.9736,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Down
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
4.4913 of 5 stars
$203.27
+1.0%
$209.42
+3.0%
+9.5%$135.54B$8.03B116.1515,289Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ZM
Zoom Communications
4.5448 of 5 stars
$74.82
-1.1%
$87.00
+16.3%
+20.3%$22.64B$4.67B22.477,412Positive News
Short Interest ↑
ANET
Arista Networks
4.5212 of 5 stars
$114.37
+0.3%
$111.40
-2.6%
+39.0%$143.64B$7.44B48.414,412Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Down
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
4.7931 of 5 stars
$20.71
+1.0%
$22.67
+9.5%
+3.7%$27.17B$31.65B20.9161,000
IBM
International Business Machines
4.5374 of 5 stars
$259.70
-0.3%
$268.75
+3.5%
+31.8%$241.36B$64.04B42.16293,400Trending News

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