There aren't any rules about why or how often a company can split its stock. Broadcom wouldn't even be the first company to split its stock multiple times in a short period. Tesla executed two stock splits in the two years between August 2020 and 2022. Each share investors owned before those splits would equate to 15 shares today.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) just became the next trillion-dollar stock, only the 10th company with such a large valuation. Its stock rocketed 21% higher in morning trading Friday after beating Wall Street's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings forecasts the day before.

Broadcom may have had a volatile year, but the stock was rising on investor enthusiasm Tuesday as it headed for its best year on record. The California-based tech company is known for making application-specific integrated circuits,

Broadcom (AVGO 1.13%) is not only the best play on the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, it's the best stock investment of all for 2025. That, at least, is the view of one

Both stocks have had strong runs in 2024. Let's consider which semiconductor looks like the better buy heading into 2025.

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) has been an outstanding investment over the past three years, as shares of the semiconductor giant have shot up an impressive 240% during this time and outpaced the 27% gains clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index over the same period.

Broadcom announced their quarterly earnings to the delight of investors who bid shares almost 40% higher. Broadcom beat analyst expectations for earnings per share by $0.03. The company’s earnings per share results were $1.