AVGO vs. NVDA, TXN, MU, INTC, ADI, MRVL, MPWR, MCHP, FSLR, and SWKS
Should you be buying Broadcom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Broadcom include NVIDIA (NVDA), Texas Instruments (TXN), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Microchip Technology (MCHP), First Solar (FSLR), and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
NVIDIA received 362 more outperform votes than Broadcom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.91% of users gave Broadcom an outperform vote while only 69.72% of users gave NVIDIA an outperform vote.
NVIDIA has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NVIDIA has a net margin of 55.69% compared to Broadcom's net margin of 11.43%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 114.83% beat Broadcom's return on equity.
In the previous week, NVIDIA had 434 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 543 mentions for NVIDIA and 109 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.66 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Broadcom shares are held by company 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.
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 1.2%. NVIDIA pays out 1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom pays out 113.5% 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 15 consecutive years. Broadcom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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.
NVIDIA currently has a consensus target price of $171.51, indicating a potential upside of 43.15%. Broadcom has a consensus target price of $231.48, indicating a potential upside of 19.03%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Broadcom.
Summary
NVIDIA beats Broadcom on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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