Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Broadcom (AVGO)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) in the last few weeks:

• 4/16/2026 – Broadcom had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Mizuho. They now have a $480.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/10/2026 – Broadcom had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/8/2026 – Broadcom had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Seaport Research Partners.
• 4/7/2026 – Broadcom had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $500.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/2/2026 – Broadcom was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/2/2026 – Broadcom was downgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “buy” to “hold”.
• 3/6/2026 – Broadcom had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $462.00 to $470.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Broadcom had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $475.00 to $500.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Broadcom had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $458.00 to $475.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Broadcom had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $510.00 to $545.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Broadcom had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $450.00 to $500.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Broadcom had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $500.00 to $450.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – Broadcom had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co.. They now have a $485.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/4/2026 – Broadcom was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 3/2/2026 – Broadcom had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $370.00 to $340.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 50.78%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total transaction of $712,354.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,411,892. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.23, for a total transaction of $3,452,300.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 787,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $271,759,532.32. The trade was a 1.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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.