Broadcom Inc vs CDW Corp. — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $422.16 (market cap $1.98T), while CDW Corp. trades at $135 (market cap $16.92B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 117× CDW Corp.'s market cap, and CDW Corp. pays the higher dividend (1.86%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | CDW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.98T | $16.92B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $170.77 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $99.30 |
Enterprise Value | $2.02T | $22.52B |
Dividend Yield | 0.62% | 1.86% |
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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.
Read more on AVGO →CDW Corp is a value-added reseller operating in the U.S. (95% of sales) and Canada (5%). The company has more than 100,000 products on its line of cards that range from notebooks to data center software. Roughly half of CDW's revenue comes from midsize and large businesses, with the remaining from small businesses, government agencies, education institutions, and health-care organizations.
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