Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Shares Acquired by Alternative Investment Advisors LLC.

Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 116.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,219 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,808 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for about 0.8% of Alternative Investment Advisors LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $1,722,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the second quarter worth $28,000. JCIC Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Broadcom in the third quarter valued at $31,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Broadcom in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 36,292 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total transaction of $11,671,507.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 327,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,407,616. This trade represents a 9.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of the firm’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 sale, the insider directly owned 278,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $89,450,145.60. This trade represents a 15.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 528,970 shares of company stock valued at $177,150,321 over the last three months. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AVGO opened at $310.51 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $330.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $344.98. The stock has a market cap of $1.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 60.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.22. 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 Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $138.10 and a fifty-two week high of $414.61.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $19.31 billion during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.60 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.78%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $458.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Wolfe Research upgraded Broadcom from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 30th. DA Davidson upgraded Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Mizuho set a $480.00 price target on Broadcom and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Broadcom presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $435.30.

Broadcom News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom began production‑volume shipments of the Tomahawk‑6 102.4 Tbps switch — a commercialization milestone that supports near‑term revenue from AI networking buildouts. Tomahawk‑6 Production Volume Shipping
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom announced shipping the industry’s first end‑to‑end post‑quantum‑cryptography (PQC) safe, in‑flight network encryption solution — a product win that can expand enterprise networking addressable market. PQC Network Encryption Shipping
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results and commentary point to heavy AI-driven demand (semiconductor AI revenue up materially and hyperscaler ramps) and management guidance implying faster top‑line growth into Q2 — a tailwind for earnings expectations. Q1 Results & Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Public confirmation of a custom‑chip relationship with Meta (MTIA) and new optical/400G products strengthen Broadcom’s positioning in hyperscaler AI networking and XPU ecosystems. Meta MTIA & Optical Tech
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reaction is mixed — several price‑target raises and bullish notes coexist with critical takes; consensus remains a “Moderate Buy” but creates two‑way trading pressure. Analyst Activity
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling: multiple executives (including CFO Kirsten Spears and other officers) sold large blocks on March 16–17, which can sap investor confidence and pressure the tape short‑term. Kirsten M. Spears Form 4 (SEC)
• Negative Sentiment: Cloud industry group has petitioned EU regulators for an interim measure over Broadcom’s changes to VMware programs, raising regulatory/legal uncertainty in Europe around its software franchise. EU Interim Measure Request (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Technical downside risk: chart analysts flag a nine‑week symmetrical triangle with a potential breakdown and growing bearish momentum — this can amplify selling if key supports fail. Technical Breakdown Signal

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.