Broadcom Corporation (BRCM): Today's Featured Electronics Laggard
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) pushed the Electronics industry lower today making it today's featured Electronics laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.1%. By the end of trading, Broadcom Corporation fell $1.24 (-3.6%) to $33.60 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 20,166,227 shares of Broadcom Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6,719,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $32.85-$34.30 after having opened the day at $34.23 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $34.84. Other companies within the Electronics industry that declined today were:
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), down 8.8%,
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), down 8.1%,
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), down 6.8% and
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), down 6.0%.
Broadcom Corporation provides semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Its products offer voice, video, data, and multimedia connectivity in the home, office, and mobile environments. Broadcom Corporation has a market cap of $17.9 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 4.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 30 analysts that rate Broadcom Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Broadcom Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Broadcom Corporation Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 14.5%,
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), up 9.0%,
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), up 7.1% and
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), up 6.0% , were all gainers within the electronics industry with
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) being today's featured electronics industry leader.
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) while those bearish on the electronics industry could consider
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).
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