Broadcom Inc. (AVGO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $233.23, moving +0.98% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 3.43%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 3.29%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 4.26%.
Coming into today, shares of the chipmaker had gained 1.64% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 12.03%, while the S&P 500 lost 12.15%.
AVGO will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be March 21, 2019. In that report, analysts expect AVGO to post earnings of $5.24 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 2.34%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $5.77 billion, up 8.25% from the prior-year quarter.
AVGO's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $22.82 per share and revenue of $24.51 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +9.61% and +17.57%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for AVGO. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.72% higher within the past month. AVGO is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, AVGO is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 10.12. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 12.47, so we one might conclude that AVGO is trading at a discount comparatively.
Also, we should mention that AVGO has a PEG ratio of 0.85. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Electronics - Semiconductors industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.96 as of yesterday's close.
The Electronics - Semiconductors industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, putting it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.
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Broadcom Inc. (AVGO - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $233.23, moving +0.98% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 3.43%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 3.29%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 4.26%.
Coming into today, shares of the chipmaker had gained 1.64% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 12.03%, while the S&P 500 lost 12.15%.
AVGO will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be March 21, 2019. In that report, analysts expect AVGO to post earnings of $5.24 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 2.34%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $5.77 billion, up 8.25% from the prior-year quarter.
AVGO's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $22.82 per share and revenue of $24.51 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +9.61% and +17.57%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for AVGO. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.72% higher within the past month. AVGO is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, AVGO is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 10.12. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 12.47, so we one might conclude that AVGO is trading at a discount comparatively.
Also, we should mention that AVGO has a PEG ratio of 0.85. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Electronics - Semiconductors industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.96 as of yesterday's close.
The Electronics - Semiconductors industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, putting it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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