NVIDIA (NVDA) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NVDA or AVGO?

65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% 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.

Is NVDA or AVGO more profitable?

NVIDIA has a net margin of 51.69% compared to Broadcom's net margin of 22.64%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 105.09% beat Broadcom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NVIDIA	51.69%	105.09%	72.19%
Broadcom	22.64%	35.49%	14.58%

Does the media prefer NVDA or AVGO?

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 176 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 361 mentions for NVIDIA and 185 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.92 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NVIDIA	221 Very Positive mention(s)	68 Positive mention(s)	45 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadcom	144 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NVDA or AVGO?

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than Broadcom. NVIDIA 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
NVIDIA	$130.50B	29.41	$72.88B	$3.10	50.74
Broadcom	$51.57B	25.07	$5.90B	$2.67	102.95

Is NVDA or AVGO a better dividend stock?

NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. NVIDIA pays out 1.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. NVIDIA has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, NVDA or AVGO?

NVIDIA has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NVDA or AVGO?

NVIDIA presently has a consensus target price of $175.78, indicating a potential upside of 11.74%. Broadcom has a consensus target price of $281.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.32%. Given NVIDIA's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Broadcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NVIDIA	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	34 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Broadcom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.03

Summary

NVIDIA beats Broadcom on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.