NVIDIA (NVDA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AVGO or NVDA?

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 239 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 366 mentions for NVIDIA and 127 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.85 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadcom	72 Very Positive mention(s)	22 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVIDIA	233 Very Positive mention(s)	36 Positive mention(s)	57 Neutral mention(s)	35 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Broadcom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, AVGO or NVDA?

Broadcom has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVGO or NVDA more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broadcom	11.43%	28.00%	11.16%
NVIDIA	55.69%	114.83%	76.61%

Is AVGO or NVDA a better dividend stock?

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. NVIDIA pays out 1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadcom has raised 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 better earnings and valuation, AVGO or NVDA?

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
Broadcom	$54.53B	15.38	$5.90B	$2.08	85.75
NVIDIA	$130.50B	20.70	$29.76B	$2.94	37.66

Do analysts recommend AVGO or NVDA?

Broadcom currently has a consensus price target of $231.68, suggesting a potential upside of 29.89%. NVIDIA has a consensus price target of $168.26, suggesting a potential upside of 51.98%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Broadcom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broadcom	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
NVIDIA	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	36 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVGO or NVDA?

NVIDIA received 362 more outperform votes than Broadcom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.93% of users gave Broadcom an outperform vote while only 69.68% of users gave NVIDIA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Broadcom	Outperform Votes 2511 82.93%	Underperform Votes 517 17.07%
NVIDIA	Outperform Votes 2873 69.68%	Underperform Votes 1250 30.32%

Summary

NVIDIA beats Broadcom on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.