Mufg Securities Americas Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. raised its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 21.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 126,835 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 22,626 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises approximately 2.7% of Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $41,844,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the second quarter worth $18,579,549,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 483,442,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $133,261,046,000 after acquiring an additional 6,222,802 shares in the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the second quarter worth $1,571,438,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in Broadcom by 115.5% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,017,340 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,658,680,000 after acquiring an additional 3,224,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Broadcom by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 38,449,630 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,598,641,000 after purchasing an additional 2,978,768 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Broadcom from $435.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $385.00 to $485.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $500.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Mizuho set a $480.00 price objective on Broadcom and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, DA Davidson raised shares of Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $433.13.

Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 38,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.65, for a total value of $12,542,769.65. Following the sale, the insider owned 266,494 shares in the company, valued at $87,316,759.10. This trade represents a 12.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total transaction of $10,434,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 277,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $96,428,573.34. This trade represents a 9.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 779,101 shares of company stock valued at $283,804,325 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New product catalyst — Broadcom introduced its BroadPeak connectivity chip targeting 5G Advanced and 6G with ~40% lower power use; company forecasts AI revenue to double and strong semiconductor growth, which supports longer-term revenue upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades — Zacks moved AVGO to a Buy (Rank #2), reflecting rising optimism on earnings prospects that can help demand for the shares ahead of results. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness — Analysts’ consensus price targets imply substantial upside (reports show ~30–35% potential), keeping a favorable institutional bias into earnings. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional interest — Notable funds (including ARK) added shares and some firms raised estimates, signaling continued investor conviction in AVGO’s AI exposure and growth runway. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings preview — Multiple previews expect Broadcom to meet/beat revenue and EPS estimates, but markets will key on Q2 guidance, gross-margin trajectory and management commentary on AI mix. Upcoming report is the immediate catalyst to watch. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options positioning — Some traders recommend covered-put or other income strategies into the quarter, indicating cautious, income-focused positioning rather than outright directional conviction. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst target trim — Citi reduced its price target (from $480 to $458) despite keeping a Buy, a modest signal that some sell‑side desks are tempering upside after recent guidance and margin discussion. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term weakness & margin concerns — Recent coverage notes share declines and investor worry about gross-margin pressure from a faster-growing, lower‑margin AI mix; that uncertainty is pressuring the stock into earnings. Read More.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $325.49 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company has a market cap of $1.54 trillion, a PE ratio of 68.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50 day moving average of $336.79 and a 200-day moving average of $342.42. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $138.10 and a 1-year high of $414.61.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The firm had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.42 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a positive change from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.62%.

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.