Broadcom shares close up 12% on earnings beat, increased demand for AI products

  • 📰 CNBC
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 51 sec. here
  • 10 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 52%
  • Publisher: 72%

Breaking News: Technology News

Technology,Breaking News: Business,Media

Broadcom shares surged Thursday after the company beat earnings and revenue estimates for the second quarter.

shares closed up 12% on Thursday after the company posted second fiscal quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates and showed that it's benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom.of $10.96 ahead of LSEG consensus estimates of $10.84 per share. The company reported revenue of $12.49 billion, beating the expected $12.03 billion.

The chipmaker said it expects about $51 billion in sales during its fiscal 2024 year, an increase from the company's previous forecast and slightly higher than consensus expectations of $50.42 billion., we view Broadcom as a critical piece to the ongoing AI infrastructure build-out, and reiterate our Buy rating on the stock with 8% potential upside to our updated 12-month price target of $1,850 ," Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note to investors on Thursday.

Bank of America analysts reiterated a buy rating and said they consider Broadcom a top AI pick because it is positioned to grow in custom AI chips and Ethernet networking. They also said Broadcom can upsell VMware to enterprise customers deploying AI. "We model FY24E sales at $51.5bn, above guidance on continued upside to AI, with FY25/FY26E sales growth raised to 16%/10% YoY from 14%/8% prior," the Bank of America analysts said.on Wednesday. Shares are set to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on July 15.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 12. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Thursday's analyst calls: Street reacts to Broadcom earnings, Microsoft a top pickA semiconductor maker and a tech giant were among the stocks being talked about by analysts on Thursday.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »