Broadcom Inc. $AVGO is Vanguard Group Inc.’s 5th Largest Position

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,919,715 shares during the period. Broadcom makes up 2.4% of Vanguard Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 0.10% of Broadcom worth $167,064,997,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JCIC Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Miller Global Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Family CFO Inc purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. 76.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AVGO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Erste Group Bank downgraded Broadcom from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Citigroup boosted their target price on Broadcom from $458.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. DA Davidson raised Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Broadcom from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $435.30.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $16,236,940.80. Following the transaction, the insider owned 278,141 shares in the company, valued at $89,450,145.60. The trade was a 15.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 36,292 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $11,671,507.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 327,760 shares in the company, valued at $105,407,616. This trade represents a 9.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI demand and bullish fiscal outlook — Analysts point to surging AI revenues, new XPU and networking products and a bullish fiscal?2026 outlook as the core growth thesis supporting AVGO’s rally. Broadcom Shares Trade Near 52-Week High: Can the Rally Continue?
• Positive Sentiment: Large customer deals — Reports say Broadcom reached a multi?year AI chip agreement with Meta, boosting near?term revenue visibility from a top hyperscaler. Broadcom just reached a 3-year AI chip deal with Meta. Does that make AVGO stock a buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Hyperscaler capex tailwinds — Strong Google and Meta earnings and guidance point to continued AI capex (TPUs, custom networking), directly supporting Broadcom’s product demand outlook. Big-Tech Earnings: Google and Meta’s Results Support Broadcom’s Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Product and market?cap milestones — Broadcom unveiled Wi?Fi 8 and optimized 10G PON chips for broadband and recently crossed roughly a $2 trillion valuation, reinforcing market confidence in both product roadmap and scale. Broadcom Accelerates Multi?Gig Broadband with Optimized 10G PON and Wi?Fi 8 Solutions for Mass Market
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional buying — Notable investors and funds have increased stakes in AVGO, signaling confidence but not guaranteeing further upside. Alecta Pensionsforsakring Boosts Broadcom Stake by 398,900 Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector rotation and comparisons — Commentary comparing AVGO to peers (AMD, NVDA) highlights relative strength but also shows investors weighing which chip names will best capture the AI build?out. Why AMD, AVGO are outperforming Nvidia after Big Tech earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Overbought / supply risk — A Schwab analyst warns chip stocks have experienced a sharp rally and face “overhead supply” risk, suggesting potential pullbacks or increased volatility if buyers pause. Schwab Analyst: Chip Stocks Face ‘Overhead Supply’ Risk After 50% Rally Off March Lows

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of AVGO stock opened at $421.28 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.99 trillion, a PE ratio of 82.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.43. Broadcom Inc. has a 52-week low of $195.94 and a 52-week high of $429.31. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $347.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $349.79. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 36.57%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.60 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is 50.78%.

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.