Wealth Effects LLC Purchases Shares of 13,149 Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Wealth Effects LLC purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 13,149 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,967,000. Broadcom makes up approximately 1.3% of Wealth Effects LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AVGO. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Broadcom in the fourth quarter valued at $24,252,196,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the second quarter valued at about $10,528,191,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 895.2% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 12,689,800 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,391,940,000 after purchasing an additional 11,414,701 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 118.1% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,739,006 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,799,889,000 after buying an additional 10,145,377 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,084,351 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $65,788,194,000 after buying an additional 5,040,801 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Price Performance

AVGO stock opened at $355.59 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 59.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.24. Broadcom Inc. has a 52-week low of $287.17 and a 52-week high of $495.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $386.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $376.03.

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

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on AVGO shares. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $535.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Benchmark increased their price target on Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $490.00 price objective (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $515.00 price objective (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Broadcom has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $491.97.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total value of $598,923.72. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,514,884.36. This represents a 8.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total value of $10,033,250.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 194,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,254,935.37. This trade represents a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Broadcom News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong: BMO initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and a $455 price target, while RBC reaffirmed its Sector Perform rating with a $400 target—both implying potential upside from the recently reported trading level. BMO starts Broadcom at Outperform with $455 target
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains the core bullish thesis: Broadcom is positioned to benefit from custom AI accelerators, networking equipment, and the shift toward inference and agentic AI workloads. Commentary also suggests a potential “next $100 billion” AI business opportunity if hyperscaler demand continues. Broadcom’s next $100 billion AI business is taking shape
• Positive Sentiment: VMware commercial traction is encouraging: Rackspace launched a managed multitenant cloud based on Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, supporting regulated workloads, Kubernetes, and AI applications. Broadcom debuts VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings are the near-term catalyst: Investors are awaiting Broadcom’s results and guidance for evidence that AI demand, custom-chip growth, and VMware integration can offset rising expectations. Its prior quarter showed 47.9% year-over-year revenue growth and earnings above consensus.
• Negative Sentiment: Customer concentration is a key risk: Analysts caution that dependence on a small number of large hyperscale customers could make revenue vulnerable to spending changes, in-house chip development, or order delays. Broadcom’s real risk is its customer list
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and financial concerns are weighing on sentiment: Broadcom’s premium multiple, potential margin contraction, vendor-financing expansion, and reports of increased credit-default-swap concerns have raised questions about execution and balance-sheet risk. Broadcom Q3 earnings preview

Broadcom 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.