Flputnam Investment Management Co. Makes New $199.98 Million Investment in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Flputnam Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 529,406 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $199,983,000. Broadcom accounts for about 2.4% of Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Broadcom by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,683 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,882,000 after acquiring an additional 5,322 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,997 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 76.5% during the first quarter. United Bank now owns 2,339 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 10.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,693 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,499,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 10.5% during the second quarter. Capital & Planning LLC now owns 3,983 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 378 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on AVGO. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Broadcom from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $575.00 price objective (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $491.97.

Broadcom Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of AVGO stock opened at $356.74 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $387.47 and a 200-day moving average of $375.72. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Broadcom Inc. has a 12-month low of $287.17 and a 12-month high of $495.00. The firm has a market cap of $1.70 trillion, a P/E ratio of 59.46, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.45.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.The business had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share. Broadcom’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s payout ratio is presently 43.33%.

Key Headlines Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Rackspace Technology launched a fully managed multitenant cloud platform based on Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1. The deployment provides early commercial validation for Broadcom’s VMware strategy and targets regulated customers running Kubernetes and AI workloads. Broadcom (AVGO) Debuts VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 In Managed Multitenant Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Broadcom as a major beneficiary of the shift from AI training toward inference and agentic workloads, supporting the long-term outlook for its custom silicon and networking businesses. Broadcom Vs. Micron: Why They’re So Strong as Capital Shifts to Inference and Agentic AI
• Positive Sentiment: Historical analysis argues that the loss or reduction of a major customer’s chip program does not necessarily imply sustained weakness; Broadcom’s revenue grew substantially after a comparable Apple-related concern in 2023. Broadcom Has Seen Its Biggest Customer Drop a Key Chip Before
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming NVIDIA earnings and guidance could move Broadcom and other AI stocks, making NVIDIA’s results an important read-through for AI infrastructure demand. NVIDIA Earnings Could Move These 3 AI Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data showed no measurable short position, but the figures appear incomplete or erroneous, limiting their usefulness as a trading signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts expect continued gross-margin contraction in the upcoming third-quarter report, raising concerns that Broadcom’s rapid AI expansion could pressure profitability. Broadcom Q3 Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Broadcom is arranging roughly $60 billion of AI-related financing, potentially through structures that keep debt off its balance sheet, have increased investor concerns about leverage, credit-default-swap risk and the ultimate scale of AI deployment obligations. Broadcom’s $60 Billion AI Debt Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom is also facing broader semiconductor-sector selling ahead of NVIDIA’s report, while Marvell’s expanded custom-chip agreement with Google has intensified worries about customer concentration and competitive pressure. Broadcom Stock Drops Amid Rising Credit Default Swap Concerns

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total transaction of $10,033,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 194,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,254,935.37. This represents a 11.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harry L. You acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $373.57 per share, with a total value of $373,570.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at $14,369,743.62. The trade was a 2.67% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders sold 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214 over the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Broadcom

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.