Compare Broadcom Inc (AVGO) vs Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) Price & Performance

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Broadcom Inc vs Becton Dickinson and Co — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $420.65 (market cap $1.98T), while Becton Dickinson and Co trades at $180.75 (market cap $49.41B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 40.1× Becton Dickinson and Co's market cap, and Becton Dickinson and Co pays the higher dividend (2.32%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.

	AVGO	BDX
Market Cap	$1.98T	$49.41B
Sector	Technology	Health
52-Week High	$481.57	$185.39
52-Week Low	$289.60	$138.62
Enterprise Value	$2.02T	$65.51B
Dividend Yield	0.62%	2.32%

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AVGO

Fidelity Dividend ETF's payout is safe but not ideal for steady income due to variable quarterly dividends.24/7 Wall Street · 22 hours agoNeutral Nvidia and Broadcom post strong AI earnings but Nvidia's flexible platform leads in AI infrastructure.24/7 Wall Street · 23 hours agoBullish Broadcom's AI chip sales surge 143%, outpacing NVIDIA's 92% growth with $30B bookings backlog.24/7 Wall Street · 23 hours agoBullish View details →

BDX

BD completes enrollment in large trial testing Phasix™ Mesh to prevent incisional hernias after surgeryPRNewsWire · 4 hours agoBullish Two Dividend Aristocrats outperformed the market while two lagged; three new picks show promising dividend growth.24/7 Wall Street · 2 days agoNeutral View details →

About Broadcom Inc

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.

About Becton Dickinson and Co

Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Interventional (largely the former Bard business) accounts for 23% of revenue. International revenue accounts for 44% of the company's business.