Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN Has $47.98 Million Stock Holdings in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN cut its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 4.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 145,433 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 6,226 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for approximately 8.7% of Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $47,980,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,683 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,882,000 after acquiring an additional 5,322 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Broadcom by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,997 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,854,000 after acquiring an additional 756 shares during the period. United Bank raised its stake in Broadcom by 76.5% during the 1st quarter. United Bank now owns 2,339 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 633.3% in the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 704 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 608 shares during the period. Finally, Redwood Investment Management LLC grew its position in Broadcom by 35.9% in the 1st quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 7,748 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,297,000 after purchasing an additional 2,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

More Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 AI strength — Zacks highlights that Broadcom’s AI (XPU) momentum accelerated, with Q4 AI revenue rising ~74% to $6.5B, a swelling order backlog and a bullish 2026 revenue outlook. Strong AI revenue and backlog support upside for AVGO. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism — Cantor Fitzgerald and other outlets name Broadcom among semiconductors poised to outperform in 2026, reflecting favorable sell-side sentiment on AI exposure. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Buy-recommendation momentum & stock picks — Multiple publications (Finbold, The Motley Fool) list Broadcom among top AI buys and among names with heavy “Buy” analyst support heading into 2026, reinforcing demand-side narrative. Read More. • Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buy signals (small) — Reports show modest insider purchases (e.g., Harry You acquiring 1,000 shares) and a brief market reaction tying insider buying to intraday strength. These buys can be read as a minor vote of confidence. Read More. • Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed market commentary — Several deep-dive pieces praise Broadcom’s AI role while flagging execution/valuation upside; options activity shows investor caution. These analyses temper but don’t overturn the bullish thesis. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling — Company insiders, including the CEO, have executed sizable sales (reports show total insider selling topping ~$100M and Hock Tan selling 130,000 shares), which is weighing on sentiment and raising governance/realization concerns. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Margin and backlog concerns — Management warned gross margins will decline (driven by higher mix of system sales vs. chips), creating uncertainty about margin quality of the large AI backlog; markets sold the stock after the guidance. This is the primary driver of recent volatility. (Deep dive summary)
• Negative Sentiment: Rising short interest — Short interest rose notably in mid-December (reported ~69.8M shares, +23.8% month-over-month), which can amplify downside on negative headlines and shows some trader skepticism. (data entry)

Broadcom Price Performance

Broadcom stock opened at $350.18 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $362.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $323.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The company has a market capitalization of $1.66 trillion, a PE ratio of 73.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.19. Broadcom Inc. has a one year low of $138.10 and a one year high of $414.61.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.42 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Broadcom’s payout ratio is 54.62%.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other news, Director Henry Samueli sold 320,316 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.53, for a total value of $128,296,167.48. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 37,326,540 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,950,399,066.20. The trade was a 0.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 3,714 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.79, for a total value of $1,217,412.06. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 307,237 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,709,216.23. This trade represents a 1.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 524,780 shares of company stock valued at $195,499,150. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on AVGO. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $443.00 to $462.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $420.00 price target on Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Oppenheimer boosted 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $430.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $436.33.

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.