Black Swift Group LLC lowered its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) by 41.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,918 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,905 shares during the period. Black Swift Group LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $2,394,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Baring Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Five Oceans Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 8,191 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,835,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Private Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,273 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,410,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV now owns 2,168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,638 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Broadcom
In other news, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total value of $358,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 32,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,592,045.12. This represents a 3.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total transaction of $712,354.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,411,892. This represents a 10.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
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Broadcom Price Performance
Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $418.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.73. Broadcom Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $241.11 and a fifty-two week high of $495.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $394.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $361.73. The company has a market cap of $1.98 trillion, a PE ratio of 69.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.41.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 42.88%. The firm had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.89 EPS for the current year.
Broadcom Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 50.78%.
Key Stories Impacting Broadcom
Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Broadcom still delivered record second-quarter revenue of $22.19 billion, topped EPS estimates, and generated strong free cash flow, showing underlying business strength. Broadcom Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend
- Positive Sentiment: AI semiconductor revenue surged 143% year over year to $10.8 billion, and management signaled continued demand from hyperscale customers. Broadcom’s sales and AI chip forecast comes in below expectations, shares tumble
- Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised price targets after the report, including JPMorgan, Bank of America, Mizuho, and Benchmark, indicating Street optimism remains intact despite the selloff. Benzinga analyst target updates
- Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, reinforcing its shareholder-return profile but not enough to offset the earnings-driven volatility.
- Negative Sentiment: The stock sold off because third-quarter AI revenue guidance came in below elevated expectations, raising concerns that AI growth may be normalizing faster than investors hoped. Broadcom: AI guidance gap reveals the cost of sky-high expectations
- Negative Sentiment: Broadcom’s disappointment sparked a broader semiconductor retreat, pressuring chip stocks and contributing to weakness in the Nasdaq. Micron, Marvell, and Broadcom lead chipmakers’ premarket losses
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.
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