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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVGO or NVDA?

NVIDIA received 349 more outperform votes than Broadcom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.86% of users gave Broadcom an outperform vote while only 69.66% of users gave NVIDIA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Broadcom	Outperform Votes 2500 82.86%	Underperform Votes 517 17.14%
NVIDIA	Outperform Votes 2849 69.66%	Underperform Votes 1241 30.34%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$51.57B	21.58	$5.90B	$1.23	193.67
NVIDIA	$60.92B	55.36	$29.76B	$2.54	54.20

Which has more risk and volatility, AVGO or NVDA?

Broadcom has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVGO or NVDA a better dividend stock?

Broadcom pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Broadcom pays out 192.5% 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 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Does the media favor AVGO or NVDA?

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 149 more articles in the media than Broadcom. MarketBeat recorded 266 mentions for NVIDIA and 117 mentions for Broadcom. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.99 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Broadcom	94 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVIDIA	195 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	42 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AVGO or NVDA?

Broadcom currently has a consensus target price of $225.83, suggesting a potential downside of 4.89%. NVIDIA has a consensus target price of $164.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.55%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	24 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
NVIDIA	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

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

76.4% of Broadcom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Broadcom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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