Broadcom Inc vs Rockwell Automation — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $420.32 (market cap $1.98T), while Rockwell Automation trades at $447.95 (market cap $49.64B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 39.9× Rockwell Automation's market cap, and Rockwell Automation pays the higher dividend (1.23%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | ROK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.98T | $49.64B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $495.08 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $333.75 |
Enterprise Value | $2.02T | $52.77B |
Dividend Yield | 0.62% | 1.23% |
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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 →Rockwell Automation is a pure-play automation competitor that is the successor entity to Rockwell International, which spun off its former Rockwell Collins avionics segment in 2001. As of fiscal 2021, the firm operates through three segments--intelligent devices, software and control, and lifecycle services. Intelligent devices contains its drives, sensors, and industrial components, software and control contains its information and network and security software, while lifecycle services contains its consulting and maintenance services as well as its Sensia JV with Schlumberger.
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