Manhattan West Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 31,224 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $11,795,000. Broadcom comprises approximately 2.0% of Manhattan West Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings 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 valued at $38,396,634,000 after purchasing an additional 1,548,699 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Broadcom by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 85,546,083 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $29,607,500,000 after purchasing an additional 2,491,644 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Broadcom in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $24,252,196,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 58,737,097 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $18,179,719,000 after buying an additional 894,564 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at Broadcom
In other news, Director Harry L. You bought 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $373.57 per share, with a total value of $373,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at $14,369,743.62. This represents a 2.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total value of $728,368.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 31,326 shares in the company, valued at $12,072,413.88. This represents a 5.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.
Broadcom Trading Down 0.2%
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.58 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current year.
Key Stories Impacting Broadcom
Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Broadcom unveiled VMware Private AI Cloud, including VMware AI Factory, AI-ready data foundations and support for more than 150 commercial and open-source models. The platform is designed to reduce AI infrastructure deployment from weeks to hours, improve GPU utilization and give enterprises greater control over AI costs. Broadcom launches private AI cloud tools
- Positive Sentiment: New VMware capabilities—AgentMinder, vDefend and Avi Load Balancer—target security, identity, governance and observability for autonomous AI agents. The launches could strengthen Broadcom’s position in enterprise hybrid-cloud and private-AI deployments while creating additional infrastructure-software opportunities. Broadcom agentic AI security announcement
- Positive Sentiment: Broadcom also launched TrueSource, a commercially supported portfolio of verified open-source software covering Spring, Java, Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL and other data engines. The offering may expand recurring software revenue and address growing enterprise demand for secure software supply chains. Broadcom TrueSource announcement
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts expect another sharp increase in quarterly results, with consensus estimates cited near $29.4 billion in revenue and $3.24 in EPS. Investors will focus on AI-chip demand, hyperscaler custom-ASIC growth, VMware execution, margins and forward guidance when AVGO reports after the market closes on September 2. Broadcom Q3 earnings preview
- Neutral Sentiment: Optimistic coverage points to a median analyst price target of $525 and potential upside from backlog strength, while technical commentary identifies the current area as important support. However, the stock’s reaction may depend more on results and guidance than on existing bullish targets. Broadcom Wall Street outlook
- Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor shares broadly weakened as a global bond selloff pushed long-term yields higher, pressuring high-multiple technology stocks. Broadcom also faces elevated expectations, a valuation near 62 times earnings, margin concerns and competitive pressure from Nvidia, Nutanix and Microsoft. Reported insider activity is heavily weighted toward sales, adding another cautionary signal. Semiconductor stocks and rising yields
Analyst Ratings Changes
AVGO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $545.00 price objective (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 target price on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $490.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $582.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned 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 $491.97.
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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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