PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Has $32.99 Million Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co boosted its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 25.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 100,000 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the quarter. Broadcom makes up about 2.8% of PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $32,991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter worth about $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness around AI upside — Jefferies named Broadcom one of three chip stocks with expected earnings upside as AI demand accelerates, reinforcing growth expectations for AVGO. 3 Chip Stocks to Buy for 2026, According to an Analyst
• Positive Sentiment: Higher Wall Street targets and estimates — KeyCorp reiterated an Overweight stance with a $500 price target and raised multi-quarter EPS projections, supporting upside expectations for growth and margins. KeyCorp estimates and rating
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying signal — Cathie Wood’s ARK added to Broadcom, a visible endorsement for growth-oriented investors focused on AI exposure. Cathie Wood Goes Bargain Hunting: 3 Stocks She Just Bought
• Positive Sentiment: Sell-side defense on competitive fears — Bernstein and Seeking Alpha pieces push back on AI-competition and margin worries, reducing tail-risk narratives that could have pressured shares. Bernstein Dismisses AI Competition Fears Surrounding Broadcom (AVGO)
• Positive Sentiment: Industry tailwind — TSMC’s strong results lifted chip stocks broadly, providing positive momentum for Broadcom as investors rotate into AI/infrastructure plays. Chip stocks pop after TSMC’s earnings beat
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC initiates coverage with Sector Perform — a neutral/steadying rating that removes uncertainty but doesn’t add strong buy-side pressure. RBC Capital initiates coverage of Broadcom
• Negative Sentiment: Debt issuance may worry some investors — Broadcom filed for a $4.5B senior notes offering to fund operations and repay loans; higher leverage or signaling needs for cash can temper sentiment. Broadcom Issues $4.5B in Notes as AI Concerns Linger
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling headlines — recent reports of ~$490M in insider sales and a CEO sale (~$24M) are being viewed negatively by some investors as a signal of management liquidity or timing. Broadcom Insiders Sold US$490m Of Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk — reports that China banned Broadcom’s cybersecurity products introduce potential revenue/market-access risk in a key region. China Just Banned Broadcom’s Cybersecurity Solutions
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns — Zacks highlights a high price-to-sales multiple and flags the stock as overvalued, which can pressure momentum investors. At 15.93 P/S, Broadcom Is Overvalued

Broadcom Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of AVGO stock opened at $351.71 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $358.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $333.70. Broadcom Inc. has a 12-month low of $138.10 and a 12-month high of $414.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The firm has a market cap of $1.67 trillion, a P/E ratio of 73.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.21.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $18.02 billion for 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 company’s revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.42 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Broadcom news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 277,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $96,428,573.34. The trade was a 9.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 70,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.30, for a total transaction of $24,311,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 132,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,133,942.80. The trade was a 34.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 779,901 shares of company stock worth $284,069,237 in the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AVGO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $430.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. UBS Group set a $475.00 price target on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $500.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Broadcom in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $370.00 target price for the company. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on Broadcom from $385.00 to $485.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $438.61.

Broadcom Company 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.