lululemon athletica (LULU) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LULU or AVGO?

lululemon athletica presently has a consensus price target of $319.98, suggesting a potential upside of 58.06%. Broadcom has a consensus price target of $300.96, suggesting a potential upside of 2.29%. Given lululemon athletica's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe lululemon athletica is more favorable than Broadcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
lululemon athletica	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Broadcom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LULU or AVGO?

Broadcom has higher revenue and earnings than lululemon athletica. lululemon athletica 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
lululemon athletica	$10.59B	2.29	$1.81B	$14.76	13.72
Broadcom	$51.57B	26.83	$5.90B	$2.67	110.20

Is LULU or AVGO more profitable?

Broadcom has a net margin of 22.64% compared to lululemon athletica's net margin of 16.82%. lululemon athletica's return on equity of 43.48% beat Broadcom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
lululemon athletica	16.82%	43.48%	25.05%
Broadcom	22.64%	35.49%	14.58%

Which has more risk & volatility, LULU or AVGO?

lululemon athletica has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LULU or AVGO?

In the previous week, Broadcom had 86 more articles in the media than lululemon athletica. MarketBeat recorded 134 mentions for Broadcom and 48 mentions for lululemon athletica. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat lululemon athletica's score of 0.70 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
lululemon athletica	30 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadcom	104 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LULU or AVGO?

85.2% of lululemon athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Broadcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Broadcom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Broadcom beats lululemon athletica on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.