Broadcom Inc vs General Dynamics Corporation — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $420.93 (market cap $1.98T), while General Dynamics Corporation trades at $391.11 (market cap $106.03B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 18.7× General Dynamics Corporation's market cap, and General Dynamics Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.62%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | GD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.98T | $106.03B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $395.97 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $312.53 |
Enterprise Value | $2.02T | $111.17B |
Dividend Yield | 0.62% | 1.62% |
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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 →General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. The company's aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
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