Broadcom Inc vs Koninklijke Philips NV — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $420.32 (market cap $1.98T), while Koninklijke Philips NV trades at $26.99 (market cap $26.58B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 74.5× Koninklijke Philips NV's market cap, and Koninklijke Philips NV pays the higher dividend (3.75%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | PHG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.98T | $26.58B |
Sector | Technology | Health |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $32.91 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $25.02 |
Enterprise Value | $2.02T | $33.13B |
Dividend Yield | 0.62% | 3.75% |
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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 →Philips is a diversified global healthcare company operating in three segments: diagnosis and treatment, connected care, and personal health. About 50% of the company's revenue comes from the diagnosis and treatment segment, which features imaging systems, ultrasound equipment, image-guided therapy solutions and healthcare informatics. The connected care segment (27% of revenue) encompasses monitoring and analytics systems for hospitals and sleep and respiratory care devices, whereas the personal health business (remainder of revenue) includes electric toothbrushes and men's grooming and personal-care products. In 2021, Philips generated EUR 17.2 billion in sales and had 80,000 employees in over 100 countries.
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