2,258 Shares in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Bought by Solstein Capital LLC

Solstein Capital LLC purchased a new position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 2,258 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $853,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fullerton Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Fullerton Advisors LLC now owns 1,989 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $616,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co increased its position in Broadcom by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co now owns 5,350 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,656,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Broadcom by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 8,499 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,631,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Broadcom by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,501 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $774,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Finally, NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 2.6% in the second quarter. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,057 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Harry You bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $373.57 per share, for a total transaction of $373,570.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,369,743.62. This trade represents a 2.67% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 5.69% 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 valued at $24,016,214 in the last 90 days. 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 reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $29.6 billion, up 86% year over year, and non-GAAP EPS of $3.32, exceeding estimates of $29.43 billion and $3.22. AI semiconductor revenue surged 221% to $16.7 billion, while free cash flow reached $13.7 billion. Broadcom fiscal third-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2027 AI revenue outlook to $115 billion and projected $230 billion in fiscal 2028, alongside confidence in fiscal 2027 EPS of at least $30. Analysts including Macquarie, Cantor Fitzgerald, BMO and Rosenblatt responded with upgrades or higher price targets, supporting the long-term AI investment case. Broadcom AI growth outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, payable September 30 to shareholders of record September 21. The dividend provides modest income but is unlikely to drive the stock’s near-term performance. Broadcom dividend announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue guidance of approximately $34.8 billion was below Wall Street’s roughly $35.0 billion expectation. Investors viewed the outlook as insufficient given AVGO’s premium valuation and elevated AI expectations, overshadowing the earnings beat. Broadcom forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also weighing supply constraints involving power, land, chips and substrates, along with customer concentration among major hyperscalers such as Alphabet, Anthropic and OpenAI. Competition from custom-chip rivals, including Marvell, adds uncertainty to the ambitious long-term forecast. Broadcom AI supply constraints
• Negative Sentiment: Recent disclosures that Third Point exited its Broadcom position and that company insiders have overwhelmingly sold shares may reinforce profit-taking concerns, although these transactions are not necessarily indicative of deteriorating fundamentals. Dan Loeb exits Broadcom position

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $357.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.70 trillion, a PE ratio of 45.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.44. Broadcom Inc. has a 52 week low of $289.96 and a 52 week high of $495.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $383.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $377.36. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $29.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $29.24 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 50.76% and a net margin of 42.94%.Broadcom’s quarterly revenue was up 85.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.69 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 21st. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.33%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on AVGO. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $575.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $490.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Benchmark increased their target price on Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Lake Street Capital raised shares of Broadcom to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of Broadcom from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Broadcom presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $501.77.

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.