KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC decreased its position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) by 20.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,699 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 7,681 shares during the quarter. Broadcom makes up 1.0% of KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $11,219,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1,320.0% in the 4th quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 71 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 261.9% during the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Networth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Broadcom by 546.2% during the first quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 84 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new position in Broadcom during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Family CFO Inc bought a new position in Broadcom in the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.
Broadcom News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Broadcom’s custom ASIC positioning remains a key bullish factor. AI semiconductor revenue has more than doubled year over year, with further substantial growth expected, helping the stock outperform some large semiconductor peers. Top Semiconductor Stock Outpacing Nvidia With a 36% Gain Over 6 Months
- Positive Sentiment: Investors continue to favor Broadcom’s combination of cloud-scale demand, enterprise adoption, booked AI growth and strong cash generation. Broadcom’s Brilliant Positioning is Why I Am Loading Up Over and Over
- Positive Sentiment: Broadcom expanded security capabilities in its VMware Cloud Foundation offering, including faster vDefend deployment, on-premises malware sandboxing and API protection. The additions support its enterprise software strategy, although competition from Nutanix and IBM remains intense. Broadcom Boosts VCF Security
- Positive Sentiment: Broker coverage remains constructive: analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, while Erste Group raised its fiscal 2027 EPS estimate. Broadcom Given Consensus Rating of Moderate Buy
- Neutral Sentiment: The immediate move appears largely technical, with Broadcom slipping after its extended winning streak rather than following a reported earnings or guidance disappointment. Broadcom Slips After Seven-Session Advance
- Negative Sentiment: A potential FCC ban on Chinese optical transceivers could disrupt data-center supply chains and create uncertainty for AI infrastructure suppliers. AI Cold War Catches Light
Insider Activity at Broadcom
Broadcom Stock Down 1.3%
Shares of AVGO stock opened at $422.40 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $392.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $371.22. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $281.87 and a 1-year high of $495.00. The company has a market cap of $2.01 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.01.
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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.The business had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.58 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Broadcom Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.33%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
AVGO has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Dbs Bank upgraded Broadcom to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Broadcom from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $582.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 price objective on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $575.00 target price (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $493.24.
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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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