$Broadcom (AVGO.US)$ The fourth quarter performance exceeded expectations, but the guidance indicating that the customized AI Chip market size will reach $90 billion by 2027 seems to have surprised Wall Street even more.
Today, the US stock market opened, and Broadcom once surged over 22%, reaching a historic high! Its Market Cap has surpassed the 1 trillion dollar mark for the first time.
Jefferies Analyst Blayne Curtis wrote in a report to investors: "Management revealed that customers plan to deploy 1 million XPU clusters, but the confidence in this conference call seems to be higher. Although more trends in AI may not emerge until the second half of next year, it is believed that the market will regain interest in Broadcom."
Curtis reiterated his "Buy" rating and raised the Target Price from 205 dollars to 225 dollars.
In the earnings call, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan stated that the market demand for custom AI Chips is expected to be between 60 billion to 90 billion dollars by 2027.
Curtis added that the 60 billion to 90 billion dollars come from the company's three AI Chip clients, including Google and Meta, but if the company wins the business of two additional large-scale companies, Microsoft and Amazon, this number could further increase.
Morgan Stanley Analyst Joseph Moore also raised his Target Price.
In a report, Moore stated: "Compared to concerns about Google's transformation, Broadcom's expected quarterly performance and outlook may be a relief, while long-term AI comments will increase long-term enthusiasm. Momentum is expected to start building from here during the period up to 2025." Moore reiterated the "Shareholding" rating and raised the Target Price from $180 to $233.
Evercore ISI Analyst Mark Lipacis also expressed excitement about this guidance, stating that investors might "underestimate" the opportunities for Broadcom's custom AI Chips.
Aside from the $90 billion figure, Tan expressed that AI-generated synthetic data is likely a "multiplier" of human-generated data, which will ultimately feed into large language models, indicating that the Technology industry is not even close to the limits of large language models.
Lipacis added: "We agree with Hock's viewpoint on this matter." He reiterated the "Outperform" rating and raised the Target Price from $201 to $250.
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