AES Corp vs Broadcom Inc — how do they compare? AES Corp trades at $14.72 (market cap $10.51B), while Broadcom Inc trades at $420.42 (market cap $2.01T). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 191.2× AES Corp's market cap, and AES Corp pays the higher dividend (4.78%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AES | AVGO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $10.51B | $2.01T |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $17.28 | $481.57 |
52-Week Low | $12.51 | $289.60 |
Enterprise Value | $40.77B | $2.05T |
Dividend Yield | 4.78% | 0.62% |
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AES is a global power company operating across 14 countries and 4 continents. Its current generation portfolio as of year-end 2021 consists of over 31 gigawatts of generation, with the generation mix composed of renewables (43%), gas (32%), coal (23%), and oil (2%). The company has 3.5 gigawatts of generation under construction. AES has majority ownership and operates six electric utilities distributing power to 2.6 million customers.
Read more on AES →Broadcom--the combined entity of Broadcom and Avago--boasts a highly diverse product portfolio across an array of end markets. Avago focused primarily on radio frequency filters and amplifiers used in high-end smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices, in addition to an assortment of solutions for wired infrastructure, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets. Legacy Broadcom targeted networking semiconductors, such as switch and physical layer chips, broadband products (such as television set-top box processors), and connectivity chips that handle standards such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The company has acquired Brocade, CA Technologies, Symantec's enterprise security business, and has a pending deal to acquire VMware to bolster its offerings in software.
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