Broadcom Inc vs Palantir Technologies Inc — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $419.92 (market cap $1.98T), while Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $171.92 (market cap $420.39B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 4.7× Palantir Technologies Inc's market cap, and Broadcom Inc pays a 0.62% dividend while Palantir Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | PLTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.98T | $420.39B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $207.18 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $107.27 |
Enterprise Value | $2.02T | $411.19B |
Dividend Yield | 0.62% | — |
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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 →Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets in an attempt to gain insight and drive operational outcomes. Founded in 2003, Palantir released its Gotham software platform in 2008, which focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. The Denver company had 125 customers as of its initial public offering and roughly splits its revenue between commercial and government customers.
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