Mizuho Markets Americas LLC Buys 1,513 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Aug 22nd, 2026

Mizuho Markets Americas LLC grew its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) by 4.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,734 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,513 shares during the period. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $12,365,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1,320.0% in the fourth quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 71 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Networth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 546.2% in the first quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 84 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. SWAN Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Broadcom by 261.9% in the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom during the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on AVGO. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $545.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Broadcom in a report on Thursday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $455.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock 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 research note on Saturday, July 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $545.00 target price (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Twenty-nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $491.97.

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Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of AVGO stock opened at $368.45 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The business’s fifty day moving average is $388.57 and its 200 day moving average is $374.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.75 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.41, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.45. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $287.17 and a twelve month high of $495.00.

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 (EPS) 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 41.61%. The company had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.58 EPS. Broadcom’s revenue was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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 0.7%. Broadcom’s payout ratio is presently 43.33%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total value of $10,033,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 194,989 shares in the company, valued at $78,254,935.37. The trade was a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total value of $598,923.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,514,884.36. This trade represents a 8.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

More Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

Positive Sentiment: AI financing deal could expand Broadcom’s growth opportunity: Broadcom is reportedly discussing $70 billion to $80 billion of debt financing—potentially approaching $100 billion—to provide AI chips to Anthropic and other companies. The arrangement could support substantial future chip demand, although the financing remains under discussion. Broadcom debt deal expected to reach upwards of $70 billion
Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: BMO initiated coverage with an “outperform” rating and a $455 price target, implying meaningful upside from recent levels. Other recent commentary also argues that Broadcom’s AI cycle and long-term custom-chip position could support further gains. Broadcom Stock Picks Up Another Lofty Bull Note
Positive Sentiment: Strong AI demand underpins the bullish case: Reports cite approximately $30 billion in quarterly AI bookings and management’s goal of exceeding $100 billion in AI sales by 2027. Broadcom’s latest reported quarter also showed 47.9% year-over-year revenue growth, reinforcing the company’s momentum. Broadcom’s AI Boom: Is a 2x Stock Gain Still Within Reach?
Neutral Sentiment: Debt-funded expansion introduces execution and balance-sheet risk: Borrowing tens of billions of dollars could accelerate AI infrastructure growth, but it would also increase leverage and financing costs if customer demand or deal economics disappoint. Broadcom reportedly eyes nearly $100 billion debt package
Negative Sentiment: Marvell’s Google partnership threatens Broadcom’s custom AI-chip dominance: Marvell’s agreement covers products connected to Google’s TPU ecosystem, including inference accelerators and networking components. Google also received warrants that could align it more closely with Marvell, raising concerns about future share loss for Broadcom despite Broadcom’s existing multiyear Google partnership. Marvell Constructs an AI Moat With Alphabet Warrants

Broadcom Company Profile

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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.