Broadcom edged above estimates for its fiscal third quarter but guided a tad below views for sales in the current period. AVGO stock fell.
Chipmaker Broadcom beat Wall Street expectations for third-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by demand for its networking and custom chips used in artificial intelligence applications.
Broadcom (AVGO) is set to report third-quarter earnings after the bell, which could help chip stock recover after a slump in shares of Nvidia (NVDA) and other semiconductor companies earlier this week.
Semiconductor maker Broadcom's (AVGO) latest financial results, due Thursday after the closing bell, could highlight the week's most anticipated corporate events. The numbers are set to land with the stock up nearly 40% this year—and Wall Street analysts broadly bullish on the shares.
Shareholders will focus on the company's commentary about demand for AI and overall chip markets.
The chip maker's shares have tumbled this week over worries that the AI investing frenzy could soon fizzle out.
Broadcom is the leading maker of custom AI processors, but Marvell also benefits from the growth of this market. Marvell Technology's latest results and guidance point toward a turnaround in its fortunes.
Wall Street expects Broadcom Inc AVGO to report $1.20 in earnings per share (EPS) and $12.96 billion in revenues when the company publishes third-quarter earnings on Thursday after market hours.
Semiconductor maker Broadcom's (AVGO) latest financial results, due Thursday after the closing bell, could highlight the week's most anticipated corporate events. The numbers are set to land with the stock up nearly 40% this year—and Wall Street analysts broadly bullish on the shares.
Broadcom's Q2 FY2024 results showed a 43% YoY sales increase and strong profitability, driven by AI-related revenue and VMware contributions. Let's preview Q3 results now. Management's revised FY2024 outlook projects over 40% top-line growth, with significant contributions from generative AI and software, indicating potential margin expansion. The current Wall Street forecasts and recent news seem to provide a favorable environment for another earnings beat, in my view.
By one estimate, artificial intelligence (AI) is a greater than $15 trillion opportunity by 2030 -- and Wall Street's smartest (and richest) investors have taken notice. Form 13F filings for the June-ended quarter show that billionaire money managers weren't shy about selling shares of AI-graphics processing unit (GPU) juggernauts Nvidia and AMD.
The chip designer has become the leading player in the market for the high-end application-specific integrated circuits that are used for AI.