Patron Partners LLC Takes Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Patron Partners LLC purchased a new position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 12,499 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,722,000. Broadcom comprises approximately 1.8% of Patron Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 66 shares during the period. SWAN Capital LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 261.9% during the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Networth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 546.2% during the 1st quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 84 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Harborfront Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Broadcom during the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Broadcom by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of AVGO opened at $369.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.76 trillion, a P/E ratio of 61.61, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.44. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $287.17 and a twelve month high of $495.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.24. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $384.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $376.88.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider owned 194,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,254,935.37. The trade was a 11.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total value of $728,368.20. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 31,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,072,413.88. This trade represents a 5.69% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 61,644 shares of company stock valued at $24,016,214 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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 Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. 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. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $535.00 price target (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $450.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on Broadcom from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $491.97.

About Broadcom

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.