Broadcom reported a 74% YoY increase in AI-driven revenue and expects AI revenue to double to $8.2 billion in FQ1'26, despite ongoing margin pressures primarily due to product mix. Market concerns over margins and commitments have affected its stock valuation, which now approaches Nvidia's, trading at 28x FY27 EPS, with support levels at $325 and $300.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, led by chip stocks like AMD and Nvidia, after AMD forecasted significant AI-driven revenue growth and upbeat earnings boosted tech shares amid optimism about AI spending and a potential government shutdown resolution.
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Oracle's shares surged 27% to a record high driven by a significant increase in future AI revenue prospects, highlighting strong investor confidence in the company's growth in artificial intelligence technology.
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan expressed optimism about the company's AI revenue prospects, expecting significant growth in fiscal 2026 driven by new customer demand for AI accelerators, amidst a generally strong financial performance and ongoing AI industry growth.
Alibaba's revenue from AI products surged, helping offset a decline in profit due to intense competition with Meituan and JD.com in China's e-commerce sector. Despite a slight fall in operating income and overall revenue growth of 2%, cloud division sales and AI-related offerings showed strong performance. The company is heavily investing in AI development, including creating its own AI chip, to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving technological landscape, even as domestic price wars and regulatory warnings pose challenges.
Despite AMD's strong stock rally this year and positive outlook in CPU and GPU markets, concerns remain among analysts due to declining AI/data center revenue, impact of U.S. export restrictions, and high operating expenses. While some analysts see growth potential, others are cautious, leading to a moderate buy consensus with limited upside potential.
Shares of Palantir and Super Micro rose following Broadcom's strong quarterly results driven by increased AI demand, with Broadcom's AI-related revenue up 46%. Palantir's stock rebounded after recent declines amid speculation and controversy, while Super Micro benefited from the AI growth trend and Nvidia's positive results, despite high short interest that could lead to a short squeeze.
Broadcom's stock surged over 21%, pushing its market cap past $1 trillion for the first time, following strong fourth-quarter earnings and significant growth in AI revenue. The company reported $14.05 billion in revenue, with AI revenue jumping 220% to $12.2 billion. Analysts are optimistic about Broadcom's AI prospects, despite competition from Nvidia, and have raised their price targets, highlighting the company's potential in the AI semiconductor market.
Broadcom reported strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, with revenue growing 51% year-over-year to $14.05 billion, surpassing analysts' expectations. The company's net income rose to $4.32 billion, benefiting from the successful integration of VMware, which contributed to a record fiscal year 2024 revenue of $51.6 billion. Notably, Broadcom's AI revenue more than tripled to $12.2 billion. Following the earnings report, Broadcom's shares surged over 14% in extended trading.
Broadcom Inc. reported a 51% increase in fourth-quarter revenue to $14.054 billion, driven by strong semiconductor and AI revenue growth. The company achieved a GAAP net income of $4.324 billion and a non-GAAP net income of $6.965 billion. Broadcom also announced an 11% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.59 per share. For fiscal year 2024, revenue grew 44% to $51.6 billion, with significant contributions from infrastructure software and AI sectors. The company provided a positive outlook for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, projecting revenue of approximately $14.6 billion.
As AMD's earnings report approaches, Raymond James analyst Srini Pajjuri has downgraded his rating on the stock from "strong buy" to "outperform," citing elevated AI revenue expectations and a modest price target increase. Pajjuri highlighted AMD's traction in the AI market with major cloud customers but expressed caution about the company's potential share gain and stock multiple compression. He believes AMD's AI GPUs will need to contribute significantly to earnings to justify the stock's current valuation, especially in comparison to market leader Nvidia.