Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Position Increased by HWG Holdings LP

HWG Holdings LP boosted its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 15.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 47,612 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,305 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises 4.0% of HWG Holdings LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. HWG Holdings LP’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $15,708,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Broadcom by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,410 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $3,105,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 22.4% during the 3rd quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 825 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Broadcom by 2.9% during the third quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 3,175 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,047,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Welch Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Broadcom by 2.1% in the third quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 33,252 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,970,000 after buying an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ellenbecker Investment Group increased its stake in shares of Broadcom by 8.3% in the third quarter. Ellenbecker Investment Group now owns 1,949 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $643,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AVGO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Robert W. Baird set a $420.00 price target on Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $460.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. TD Cowen increased their target price on Broadcom from $405.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $430.00 target price (up previously from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $436.33.

Key Stores Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 AI strength — Zacks highlights that Broadcom’s AI (XPU) momentum accelerated, with Q4 AI revenue rising ~74% to $6.5B, a swelling order backlog and a bullish 2026 revenue outlook. Strong AI revenue and backlog support upside for AVGO. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism — Cantor Fitzgerald and other outlets name Broadcom among semiconductors poised to outperform in 2026, reflecting favorable sell-side sentiment on AI exposure. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Buy-recommendation momentum & stock picks — Multiple publications (Finbold, The Motley Fool) list Broadcom among top AI buys and among names with heavy “Buy” analyst support heading into 2026, reinforcing demand-side narrative. Read More. • Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy signals (small) — Reports show modest insider purchases (e.g., Harry You acquiring 1,000 shares) and a brief market reaction tying insider buying to intraday strength. These buys can be read as a minor vote of confidence. Read More. • Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed market commentary — Several deep-dive pieces praise Broadcom’s AI role while flagging execution/valuation upside; options activity shows investor caution. These analyses temper but don’t overturn the bullish thesis. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling — Company insiders, including the CEO, have executed sizable sales (reports show total insider selling topping ~$100M and Hock Tan selling 130,000 shares), which is weighing on sentiment and raising governance/realization concerns. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Margin and backlog concerns — Management warned gross margins will decline (driven by higher mix of system sales vs. chips), creating uncertainty about margin quality of the large AI backlog; markets sold the stock after the guidance. This is the primary driver of recent volatility. (Deep dive summary)
• Negative Sentiment: Rising short interest — Short interest rose notably in mid-December (reported ~69.8M shares, +23.8% month-over-month), which can amplify downside on negative headlines and shows some trader skepticism. (data entry)

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, Director Henry Samueli sold 320,316 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $400.53, for a total value of $128,296,167.48. Following the sale, the director owned 37,326,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,950,399,066.20. This trade represents a 0.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 130,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.02, for a total value of $42,382,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 595,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $194,189,900.76. This trade represents a 17.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 524,780 shares of company stock worth $195,499,150 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Broadcom Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $350.18 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 73.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $362.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $323.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Broadcom Inc. has a 12-month low of $138.10 and a 12-month high of $414.61.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The company had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.42 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.62%.

Broadcom Company Profile

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology company that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions for a broad range of markets. The company’s semiconductor business provides components and systems for wired and wireless communications, enterprise and cloud storage, networking and broadband access, serving original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, telecommunications carriers and industrial customers worldwide. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, California, and operates globally with research, development and sales organizations across North America, Europe and Asia.

On the semiconductor side, Broadcom’s portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) solutions, radio-frequency and connectivity components, Ethernet switching and PHY devices, storage adapters and controllers, optical transceivers and other networking silicon.