Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Stock Holdings Reduced by Profund Advisors LLC

Profund Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 510,059 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,993 shares during the quarter. Broadcom makes up 5.5% of Profund Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $168,274,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, Director Henry Samueli sold 320,316 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $400.53, for a total transaction of $128,296,167.48. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 37,326,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,950,399,066.20. The trade was a 0.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 130,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.02, for a total transaction of $42,382,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 595,638 shares in the company, valued at $194,189,900.76. This trade represents a 17.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 779,101 shares of company stock valued at $283,804,325. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Broadcom Price Performance

NASDAQ AVGO opened at $331.17 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $345.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $340.01. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $138.10 and a 1 year high of $414.61. The company has a market cap of $1.57 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.57, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.21.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The firm’s revenue was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.42 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were issued a $0.65 dividend. This is a boost from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.62%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AVGO. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. DA Davidson set a $335.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group set a $475.00 price target on Broadcom and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Raymond James Financial set a $420.00 price objective on Broadcom and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $430.00 target price (up from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $433.87.

Broadcom News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom launched a Wi‑Fi 8 enterprise platform positioning the company to sell AI‑optimized networking into enterprises — a product roadmap win that supports longer‑term AI revenue growth. Broadcom Targets AI Edge With New Wi Fi 8 Enterprise Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts (including UBS coverage cited in recent pieces) remain bullish on Broadcom’s AI momentum and strong server demand, which underpins upside to networking and infrastructure‑software revenue. UBS Remains Bullish on Broadcom
• Positive Sentiment: Features in outlets (Barron’s, industry write‑ups) highlight Broadcom as a credible competitor to Nvidia in certain AI‑chip and networking segments — a narrative that supports premium multiple expectations if Broadcom converts design wins. Nvidia and Broadcom’s AI Chips Will Go Head-to-Head
• Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom is a top holding in dividend/quality ETFs (e.g., VIG), which provides steady institutional demand but also ties AVGO performance to broader ETF flows. VIG/SCHD ETF coverage mentioning AVGO
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple investor letters and fund commentary (Baron, SGA strategy pieces) note Broadcom as a core AI/infrastructure holding — supportive long‑term, but these are high‑level endorsements rather than immediate catalysts. SGA U.S. Large Cap Growth Strategy Bets on Broadcom
• Negative Sentiment: Several institutional managers have trimmed Broadcom positions recently (Morningstar Investment Management, Intermede, SCS Capital), and at least one manager boosted exposure — the net of these trades can drive near‑term volatility and signal some profit‑taking. Morningstar Investment Management Cuts Broadcom Inc. Stake Sharply SCS Capital Cuts Broadcom Stake Suncoast Equity Boosts Broadcom Stake
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/valuation caution: commentary flagged a “risky pattern” despite strong tailwinds, a storyline that can trigger short‑term selling from momentum/quant strategies. Broadcom stock: risky pattern emerges despite solid tailwinds
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in the feed show anomalous data (0 shares / NaN changes) but headlines about rising short interest — even if erroneous — can spook momentum traders; treat these data as unreliable until cleared. Short interest data notices (internal feed)

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.