AVGO vs. AMD, AMAT, TXN, MU, INTC, ADI, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, and FSLR
Should you be buying Broadcom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadcom include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Applied Materials (AMAT), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), and First Solar (FSLR). 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
Broadcom presently has a consensus target price of $1,296.91, suggesting a potential downside of 2.38%. Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus target price of $185.26, suggesting a potential upside of 11.00%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Advanced Micro Devices is more favorable than Broadcom.
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, Advanced Micro Devices had 15 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 32 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Advanced Micro Devices' score of 0.74 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Broadcom has a net margin of 29.93% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 4.89%. Broadcom's return on equity of 47.71% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.
Broadcom received 499 more outperform votes than Advanced Micro Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.63% of users gave Broadcom an outperform vote while only 62.45% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.
Broadcom has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Broadcom beats Advanced Micro Devices on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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