Broadcom Inc vs Synopsys, Inc. — how do they compare? Broadcom Inc trades at $420.65 (market cap $1.98T), while Synopsys, Inc. trades at $410.7 (market cap $78.68B). The key difference: Broadcom Inc is far larger — about 25.2× Synopsys, Inc.'s market cap, and Broadcom Inc pays a 0.62% dividend while Synopsys, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AVGO | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.98T | $78.68B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $481.57 | $625.80 |
52-Week Low | $289.60 | $372.33 |
Enterprise Value | $2.02T | $87.04B |
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 →Synopsys is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and software integrity products. EDA software automates the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. The firm's growing SI business allows customers to continuously manage and test the code base for security and quality. Synopsys' comprehensive portfolio is benefiting from a mutual convergence of semiconductor companies moving up-stack toward systems-like companies, and systems companies moving down-stack toward in-house chip design. The resulting expansion in EDA customers alongside secular digitalization of various end markets benefits EDA vendors like Synopsys.
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