Orca Investment Management LLC Purchases New Stake in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Orca Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 20,132 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $7,605,000. Broadcom makes up approximately 5.5% of Orca Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1,320.0% during the 4th quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 71 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. SWAN Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 261.9% during the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Networth Advisors LLC grew 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 valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Broadcom by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom’s prior experience losing a major customer offers some reassurance: after Apple reportedly planned to drop a key chip in 2023, Broadcom’s revenue nearly doubled over the following two fiscal years. This history may temper concerns that the company’s business would deteriorate quickly if a hyperscaler develops more of its own silicon. Broadcom Has Seen Its Biggest Customer Drop a Key Chip Before. History Says What the Stock Did Next.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom and Marvell remain major suppliers in the custom AI-chip market, with demand from hyperscalers supporting the long-term opportunity. However, investors are focused on which company can deliver better performance at lower cost. Broadcom vs. Marvell Technology: 1 Critical Metric Decides the Better Custom AI Chip Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom’s planned roughly $60 billion AI financing arrangement is raising balance-sheet and credit concerns. Critics argue that funding customer deployments through structures that keep debt off Broadcom’s books could still leave the company exposed to customer concentration, repayment and demand risks. AVGO stock slips nearly 3% — Broadcom’s AI spending is pushing credit risks higher
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators question whether Broadcom can achieve its ambitious $100 billion AI-revenue target, particularly as the stock’s valuation leaves less room for execution mistakes. Broadcom: $100 Billion In AI Revenue Is A Lot To Ask
• Negative Sentiment: Marvell’s expanded custom-chip agreement with Google has intensified fears that Broadcom could lose share or pricing power in the hyperscaler market. The competitive threat has contributed to a decline in AVGO shares and increased scrutiny of upcoming AI guidance. Marvell Takes a Shot at Broadcom’s Throne With Google Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor stocks broadly sold off ahead of NVIDIA’s results, with chip ETFs and peers such as Intel, AMD and Taiwan Semiconductor also weakening. This sector-wide de-risking is adding to AVGO-specific selling pressure. Semiconductor Stocks Slide Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings

Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total transaction of $728,368.20. Following the transaction, the director directly 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the insider owned 194,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $78,254,935.37. This represents a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $525.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $535.00 price objective (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Dbs Bank upgraded Broadcom to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Twenty-nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $491.97.

Broadcom Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of AVGO stock opened at $358.76 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of $1.71 trillion, a PE ratio of 59.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a 50-day moving average of $387.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $375.37. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $287.17 and a 1-year high of $495.00.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 41.61%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current 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 issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.33%.

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.