Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc. cut its stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) by 15.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 196,119 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 35,918 shares during the quarter. Broadcom makes up approximately 4.9% of Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $60,701,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $167,064,997,000 after acquiring an additional 3,919,715 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in Broadcom by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,084,351 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $65,788,194,000 after purchasing an additional 5,040,801 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Broadcom by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 111,277,280 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $38,396,634,000 after purchasing an additional 1,548,699 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Broadcom by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 85,546,083 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $29,607,500,000 after purchasing an additional 2,491,644 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the fourth quarter valued at $24,252,196,000. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
AVGO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 price target on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $502.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Broadcom from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $493.24.
Broadcom Stock Performance
NASDAQ AVGO opened at $380.15 on Wednesday. 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 fifty-two week low of $258.77 and a fifty-two week high of $495.00. The business has a fifty day moving average of $412.34 and a 200-day moving average of $363.42. The stock has a market cap of $1.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.41.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.58 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Broadcom Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 43.33%.
Insider Activity at Broadcom
In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 4,825 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $394.91, for a total transaction of $1,905,440.75. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 269,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $106,621,355.99. This trade represents a 1.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 10,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.23, for a total transaction of $3,452,300.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 787,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $271,759,532.32. This trade represents a 1.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 59,385 shares of company stock worth $21,301,057 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.
Key Broadcom News
Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Broadcom’s AI business remains a major strength, with reports highlighting record semiconductor sales, strong bookings, and customer commitments tied to hyperscaler demand for custom AI chips and networking. Broadcom’s AI Push Boosts Semiconductor Sales: More Upside Ahead?
- Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan and other bullish commentary suggested the recent dip could be a buying opportunity, citing Broadcom’s locked-in AI chip partnership with Google through 2031 and expanding AI platform initiatives. Ignore the noise: Top bank says AVGO stock dip is a buying opportunity, points to locked-in Broadcom–Google AI chip deal through 2031
- Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom continues to draw investor attention thanks to its AI XPV platform and custom XPUs, which could support future AI compute demand, but this is more of a long-term growth story than a near-term stock catalyst. How Broadcom’s (AVGO) AI XPV Platform Ties Its Custom XPUs to the Next Wave of AI Compute Demand
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent earnings comparisons showed Broadcom still performing well versus peers, but this appears to be more of a recap of already-known quarterly strength than a new catalyst. A look back at processors and graphics chips stocks’ Q1 earnings: Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) vs the rest of the pack
- Negative Sentiment: A Barron’s report said Broadcom fell along with other chip stocks in a broader tech selloff, suggesting the stock is being hit by sector-wide risk aversion rather than company-specific weakness. Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom Fall as Tech Selloff Catches Up With Chips
- Negative Sentiment: Broadcom also faced a rating downgrade from Wall Street Zen and a Seeking Alpha note warning that its infrastructure exposure and leverage could create risk despite strong AI momentum. Broadcom: $2 Trillion AI Debt Engine Meets High Infrastructural Risk (Rating Downgrade)
Broadcom Company 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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