Time to Buy Broadcom (AVGO) Stock as Markets Rip Higher

Added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list on Wednesday, Broadcom's AVGO stock is standing out as markets ripped higher on news that President Trump will temporarily rescind reciprocal tariffs on many countries outside of China.Broadcom shares soared +18% in today’s trading session, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted gains of +9% and +12% respectively. The leading chipmaker is benefitting from a pleasant trend of positive earnings estimate revisions, suggesting now may be an ideal time to buy the dip in AVGO which is still down 20% year to date amid broader market volatility.Broadcom’s ASIC Dominance Continues As the second largest AI chip supplier behind Nvidia (NVDA), Broadcom’s expansion is being fueled by its specialization in application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) which are designed to perform specific tasks rather than general-purpose computing. To that point, Broadcom is thought to control up to 60% of the market share for ASIC chips.Furthermore, Broadcom’s concentration on AI processors is leading to significant revenue streams as hyper-scale clients such as Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet GOOGL build out their data centers for AI-specific applications and technology. What should lead to more optimism and higher investor sentiment is that Broadcom is also collaborating with Apple AAPL as the iPhone maker is developing its first server processor for AI applications. Tracking Broadcom’s Outlook Based on Zacks estimates, Broadcom’s total sales are expected to increase by 21% in fiscal 2025 to $62.39 billion compared to $51.57 billion last year. More intriguing, FY26 sales are projected to spike another 16% to $72.3 billion.On the bottom line, annual earnings are currently slated to soar 35% this year to $6.60 per share from EPS of $4.87 in 2024. Plus, FY26 EPS is forecasted to increase another 19% to $7.84.Image Source: Zacks Investment ResearchSuggesting the rally in AVGO could have legs is that FY25 and FY26 EPS estimates are nicely up in the last month and have now risen 4% and 5% over the last 60 days respectively.Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AVGO Historical Performance & Valuation Despite the YTD drop in AVGO, Broadcom stock is sitting on +200% gains over the last three years and has skyrocketed over +1,300% in the last decade to impressively outperform the broader indexes and its Zacks Electronics-Semiconductors Market’s +311%.Image Source: Zacks Investment ResearchMaking this year’s pullback more appealing is that AVGO is now trading at 23.6X forward earnings, which is near its industry average and the benchmark S&P 500’s 18.8X. It’s also noteworthy that AVGO is trading at a significant discount to its decade-long high of 47.9X forward earnings and closer to the median of 17.1X during this period.Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Bottom Line With positive earnings estimate revisions suggesting the rally in Broadcom’s stock could continue, it may be advantageous to get in on the company’s stellar growth as the ASIC chip market is thought to be valued at upward of $20 billion and is rapidly expanding. Notably, the Average Zacks Price Target of $249.25 a share still suggests 34% upside for AVGO following today’s rally.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Free Stock Analysis Report Apple Inc. (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks