2 AI Stocks, 1 Winner: Which Has More Upside?

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) posted a record $22.2 billion quarter with AI silicon revenue of $10.8 billion, up 143% year over year, while Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) reported $2.418 billion in revenue and raised its fiscal 2028 outlook to roughly $16.5 billion, with data center revenue at $1.83 billion. Broadcom's bookings exceeded $30 billion in the quarter, and Marvell's data center business grew to 76% of total revenue, but Marvell trades at a forward P/E of 58 versus Broadcom's 20, making Broadcom the more durable investment while Marvell offers higher growth torque.

Broadcom NASDAQ:AVGO https://247wallst.com/companies/avgo/ | AVGO Price Prediction https://247wallst.com/companies/avgo/price-prediction and Marvell Technology NASDAQ:MRVL https://247wallst.com/companies/mrvl/ both just delivered post-earnings updates that reset expectations for custom AI silicon https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/02/02/broadcom-and-tsmc-emerge-as-big-winners-in-custom-ai-chip-boom/ and networking. Broadcom posted a record $22.2 billion quarter powered by hyperscaler XPU deals https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/11/beyond-gpus-as-hyperscalers-flex-their-own-chips-a-new-kind-of-ai-premium-is-in-the-cards/ . Marvell answered with $2.418 billion in revenue and a sharply raised outlook. Same end market, very different scale. Hyperscaler Deals Carry Broadcom. Optics Carry Marvell. Broadcom’s semiconductor segment reached $15 billion, with AI silicon alone at $10.8 billion, up 143% year on year. Hock Tan said “Demand for XPUs and networking is simply insatiable”, pointing to bookings that exceeded $30 billion in the quarter. https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/17/the-market-is-sending-a-signal-and-these-stocks-stand-out/ The customer roster now includes multi-generation TPU work with Google, a 1.3 gigawatt deployment tied to OpenAI, and a Meta MTIA program targeting 3 gigawatts through the end of 2028. All of that gigawatt scale has to be powered and cooled by somebody, and we rounded up seven suppliers behind the buildout in a free AI infrastructure report https://247wallst.com/pages/ai-power-seven-offer-d905ec99.html . Marvell’s story is narrower but sharper. Data center revenue hit $1.83 billion, or 76% of total revenue. Matt Murphy said “Our data center business is on fire”, and lifted fiscal 2028 revenue to roughly $16.5 billion. The push is optical: 800G and 1.6T interconnects, 51.2T Ethernet switching, and the Celestial AI photonic fabric that a Tier 1 hyperscaler already selected for scale-up XPU networks. Scale vs. Speed: Two Very Different Bets Lens | Broadcom | Marvell | | Market cap | $1.72T | $194B | | Next quarter AI/DC growth | AI revenue up over 200% YoY to $16B | Data center up mid-40% YoY | | Forward P/E | 20 | 58 | | Core bet | Custom XPUs plus VMware software | Optical interconnect and custom silicon | Broadcom leans on diversification https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/14/broadcom-is-down-over-3-months-one-wall-street-pro-sees-60-gains-ahead/ . VMware added $7.2 billion at a 93% gross margin, and free cash flow reached $10.3 billion. Marvell is spending to build the future: roughly $1 billion in supplier prepayments this year, plus the Celestial AI, XConn and Polariton deals. Higher risk, higher slope. What Decides the Next Two Quarters Broadcom’s Q3 earnings report lands Wednesday, September 2, 2026, and visibility already runs all the way to 2028. The AVGO share price is a wrinkle: shares closed at $362.48, down 12.88% in a week, while sentiment sits at a neutral 42.98. For Marvell, at $237.27 and up 179.61% year to date, the test is execution on the new Tier 1 XPU program and the path to over $10 billion in fiscal 2029 custom revenue. Durable Cash Flow vs. Maximum AI Torque On the fundamentals, Broadcom screens as the more durable of the two https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/17/broadcoms-brilliant-strategy-keeps-me-buying-especially-now/ . The mix of VMware cash flow, a $2.54 dividend, and locked-in gigawatt commitments frames the recent pullback as a re-rating. Analysts still carry a target of $527.88, which frames the upside case. If you want maximum torque to AI networking, Marvell is the sharper instrument https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/17/whos-really-the-king-of-custom-silicon-broadcom-or-marvell-technology/ . Growth is accelerating, but a 57 forward P/E, 2.246 beta, and a bearish sentiment score of 34 mean any hyperscaler order slip would sting. The setup argues for a smaller position and continued volatility. Contact email protected for any questions or corrections.