Vega Investment Solutions Invests $5.35 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Vega Investment Solutions purchased a new stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 14,164 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $5,350,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,683 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,322 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,997 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,854,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 76.5% in the 1st quarter. United Bank now owns 2,339 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Broadcom by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,693 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,499,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160 shares during the period. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC boosted its position in Broadcom by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Capital & Planning LLC now owns 3,983 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 378 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Broadcom

In related news, Director Harry You purchased 1,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $373.57 per share, with a total value of $373,570.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,369,743.62. The trade was a 2.67% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total transaction of $728,368.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,072,413.88. This trade represents a 5.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on AVGO shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $505.00 target price (up from $502.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $535.00 price target (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $475.00 price target (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday. DA Davidson set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Lake Street Capital upgraded shares of Broadcom to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Thirty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $500.60.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Broadcom

Key Headlines Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Investor interest in Broadcom’s AI opportunity remains strong. AI semiconductor revenue surged 221% year over year to $16.7 billion, while management raised its AI revenue outlook to approximately $115 billion for fiscal 2027 and $230 billion for fiscal 2028. Several analysts and commentators view the selloff as a buying opportunity. The Path to $230 Billion: Broadcom Outlines the Next Phase of Its AI Growth Story
  • Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to see substantial upside despite some target reductions. Truist maintained a buy rating with a $520 target, while other firms cited targets ranging from $575 to $600. Macquarie upgraded Broadcom to Outperform, citing strong custom-chip growth and reduced concerns about customers developing chips internally. These Analysts Increase Their Forecasts On Broadcom Following Upbeat Q3 Earnings
  • Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity provided another bullish trading signal: investors purchased roughly 373,000 call options, about 26% above average call volume. Broadcom also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, payable September 30 to eligible shareholders.
  • Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom beat quarterly expectations with adjusted earnings of $3.32 per share versus a $3.22 consensus and revenue of $29.59 billion. The company’s long-term AI demand commentary was strong, but investors are focused on whether supply, power, land and data-center construction constraints can limit near-term shipments. Broadcom CEO Says AI Demand Could Be Significantly Higher
  • Negative Sentiment: The main pressure remains Broadcom’s fourth-quarter revenue outlook of $34.8 billion, slightly below Wall Street’s roughly $35.0 billion expectation. The modest guidance miss, concerns about margin compression and customer concentration—including major AI customers—caused the initial sell-the-news reaction despite excellent AI growth.
  • Negative Sentiment: Third Point disclosed that it exited its remaining Broadcom position during the second quarter. Although the holding was relatively small, the sale adds to caution around elevated valuation and expectations for the AI-chip cycle.

Broadcom Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $357.89 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $383.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $377.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The company has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a P/E ratio of 45.71, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.44. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $289.96 and a 1-year high of $495.00.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $29.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.24 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 48.33% and a net margin of 42.94%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.69 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.25 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 21st will be given 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, September 21st. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.33%.

About Broadcom

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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.

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