Broadcom Inc. vs Vertiv Holdings Co, two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AVGO and VRT diverge most: on p/s, AVGO reads 24.47 and VRT reads 8.26; on net margin, AVGO reads 37.8% and VRT reads 15.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What VRT's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AVGO | VRT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $388.22 | $241.57 |
| Market cap | $1.85T | $94.9B |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 64.6 | 54.6 |
| P/B | 21.06 | 19.94 |
| P/S | 24.47 | 8.26 |
| EV/EBITDA | 57.6 | 37.1 |
| Revenue growth | +31.9% | +26.5% |
| Gross margin | 69.5% | — |
| Operating margin | 48.6% | 19.5% |
| Net margin | 37.8% | 15.1% |
| Return on equity | 32.5% | 36.4% |
| Return on assets | 15.9% | 10.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.4% | 22.7% |
| FCF yield | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.77 | 0.62 |
| Current ratio | 2.24 | 1.38 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.87 | 6.33 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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