Broadcom's AI Push Falls Short

Despite posting better-than-expected financial results, semiconductor company Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) dropped 4.65% in after-hours trading on Thursday.

Financials: Broadcom reported earnings of $10.54 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $8.87 billion; both were better than expected.

Details: Revenue increased by 5% and the company generated $4.6 billion in free cash flow.

Quote: “Broadcom's third quarter results were driven by demand for next generation networking technologies as hyperscale customers scale out and network their AI clusters within data centers.” - Hock Tan, President and CEO of Broadcom.

Yes, But: The company said that it expects revenue in the current quarter to be about $9.27 billion, which is lower than expected.

Stock Price: Broadcom is up 66% in 2023, but flat in the last 30 days.

Final Thoughts: As the semiconductor industry surged in 2023, Broadcom’s stock benefited. The company’s AI business looks positive, but some investors are worried about the non-AI businesses in Broadcom. Investors are keeping a close eye on Broadcom as it wraps up a deal to acquire cloud computing company VMware (NYSE: VMW).

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MongoDB Delivers Strong Results

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Software company MongoDB (Nasdaq: MDB) jumped 4.90% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial results.

Financials: MongoDB reported earnings of 93 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $423.8 million; both were better than expected.

Big Growth: Revenue jumped 40% in the quarter, including a 38% increase in revenue from MongoDB Atlas, the company’s database service. The company has over 45,000 customers.

Outlook: MongoDB expects revenue for the current quarter to be between $400 million to $404 million, which is better than expected.

Stock Price: The stock is up nearly 100% in 2023, but is down 10% in the last 30 days.

Final Thoughts: MongoDB produced good results. And the best part is the company is only in the early stages of using AI.

Nutanix’s $350 Million Stock Buyback

Cloud computing company Nutanix (Nasdaq: NTNX) soared by 16.72% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial results.

Financials: Nutanix reported earnings of 24 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $494.2 million; both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: The company also raised its financial guidance and introduced a $350 million stock buyback to raise the price. Nutanix is up 18% this year.