Broadcom Inc vs Lockheed Martin Corporation — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $419.47 (market cap $2.01T), while Lockheed Martin Corporation trades at $596.76 (market cap $139.20B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 14.4× Lockheed Martin Corporation's market cap, and Lockheed Martin Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.29%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | LMT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.01T | $139.20B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $676.70 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $431.56 |
Enterprise Value | $2.05T | $155.95B |
Dividend Yield | 0.62% | 2.29% |
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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 →Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor globally and has dominated the Western market for high-end fighter aircraft since the F-35 program was awarded in 2001. Lockheed's largest segment is aeronautics, which is dominated by the massive F-35 program. Lockheed's remaining segments are rotary and mission systems, which is mainly the Sikorsky helicopter business.
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