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AVGO vs QCOM

Side-by-side comparison of Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) and QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both companies sit in the Technology sector. AVGO focuses on Semiconductors, while QCOM focuses on Radio And Television Broadcasting And Communications Equipment.
  • AVGO is the larger of the two at $1.65T, about 8.7x QCOM ($188.93B).
  • QCOM has been more active in the news (28 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for AVGO).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
MetricAVGOQCOM
Company
Broadcom Inc.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Price
-
-
Market cap
$1.65T
$188.93B
1M return
-6.40%
-
1Y return
-5.62%
-
Industry
Semiconductors
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Communications Equipment
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
2009
1991
News (4w)
9
28
Recent ratings
25
25
AVGO

Broadcom Inc.

Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor infrastructure software solutions. It offers semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company's infrastructure software solutions enable customers to plan, develop, automate, manage, and secure applications across mainframe, distributed, mobile, and cloud platforms. It operates through two segments, Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Jose, California.

QCOM

QUALCOMM Incorporated

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies and products are used in mobile devices and other wireless products, including network equipment, broadband gateway equipment, consumer electronic devices, and other connected devices worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning system products. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of wireless products comprising products implementing CDMA2000, WCDMA, CDMA TDD, LTE, and/or 5G standards and their derivatives. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including artificial intelligence, automotive, digital healthcare, enterprise, IoT, mobile and networking and investment for supporting the design and introduction of new products and services for voice and data communications, and new industry segments. The company also provides development, and other services and related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors. QUALCOMM Incorporated was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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