Lecap Asset Management Ltd. Acquires 4,609 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 204.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,866 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,609 shares during the quarter. Broadcom comprises approximately 0.8% of Lecap Asset Management Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Lecap Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $2,265,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC now owns 4,781 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,577,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. McHugh Group LLC lifted its position in Broadcom by 0.4% during the third quarter. McHugh Group LLC now owns 8,433 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,782,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Redwood Financial Network Corp lifted its position in Broadcom by 1.7% during the second quarter. Redwood Financial Network Corp now owns 1,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $535,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. BancFirst Trust & Investment Management boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 2.9% in the third quarter. BancFirst Trust & Investment Management now owns 1,235 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Broadcom by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 837 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $276,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Broadcom News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom unveiled new Wi‑Fi products at CES 2026 — including the BCM4918 accelerated processing unit and two Wi‑Fi 8 chipsets (BCM6714, BCM6719). These launches expand Broadcom’s router/edge and connectivity TAM and reinforce near‑term revenue catalysts from networking and edge AI demand. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Launches new Wi‑Fi Products at CES 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and feature coverage emphasize Broadcom’s differentiated AI growth (custom AI compute units + infrastructure exposure), supporting a higher multiple outlook and investor optimism about outsized growth over the next few years. Why Broadcom’s AI Growth Is Different
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom appears on multiple “top AI” stock lists and bullish writeups (Fool coverage), which can attract momentum flows into AVGO as investors rotate toward AI/hardware names. Here Are My Top 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks for 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest fell materially in late December (55.1M shares, ~1.2% of float; days‑to‑cover ~1.3), which reduces near‑term squeeze risk; however, a separately reported January figure showing “0 shares” appears to be a data error and should be treated cautiously by investors.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market headlines noting AVGO’s intraday rise are circulating (coverage from Zacks/market summaries), amplifying momentum but not adding new fundamental information. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Broadcom’s CEO reported a ~$24.3M stock sale and another insider sold ~$10.4M — these sizable disposals can be read as a near‑term negative signal for sentiment and may temper some investor enthusiasm. Insider Selling: Broadcom CEO Sells $24,311,000 Insider Selling: Broadcom Insider Sells $10,413,600

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on AVGO. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Broadcom from $342.00 to $403.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Broadcom from $435.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Raymond James Financial set a $420.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Broadcom from $443.00 to $462.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $438.00.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, Director Harry L. You purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $325.13 per share, for a total transaction of $325,130.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 36,602 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,900,408.26. This represents a 2.81% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total value of $10,434,600.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 277,237 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,428,573.34. This represents a 9.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 779,901 shares of company stock valued at $284,069,237. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of AVGO opened at $352.21 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $359.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $331.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Broadcom Inc. has a 52 week low of $138.10 and a 52 week high of $414.61. The stock has a market cap of $1.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.99, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.21.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $18.02 billion for 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.42 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is an increase from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.62%.

Broadcom 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.