1,596 Shares in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Acquired by R Squared Ltd

R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,596 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $527,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,536 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,816,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Buska Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Broadcom during the 3rd quarter worth $218,000. Close Asset Management Ltd lifted its position in Broadcom by 2,108.1% in the third quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 581,821 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $191,832,000 after acquiring an additional 555,472 shares during the last quarter. Lansing Street Advisors lifted its position in Broadcom by 24.7% in the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 2,364 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $780,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 8.3% in the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,448 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $15,389,000 after acquiring an additional 3,258 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Down 0.7%

AVGO opened at $319.55 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Broadcom Inc. has a 12 month low of $138.10 and a 12 month high of $414.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.52 trillion, a P/E ratio of 67.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $336.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $342.31.

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 analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.Broadcom’s revenue was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.42 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate 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 issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is an increase from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is presently 54.62%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Broadcom from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Broadcom from $400.00 to $475.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $433.13.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 70,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.30, for a total value of $24,311,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 132,836 shares in the company, valued at $46,133,942.80. This trade represents a 34.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 1,928 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.80, for a total transaction of $631,998.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 23,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,730,179.60. This trade represents a 7.56% 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. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Key Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management says Broadcom expects to sell at least 1 million 3D‑stacked chips by 2027 — concrete volume target that supports future revenue growth tied to AI infrastructure. Exclusive: Broadcom expects to sell 1 million 3D stacked chips by 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom unveiled a new 3D‑stacked/advanced chip and set a goal of 1M sales by 2027 — product roadmap and go‑to‑market cadence that can expand AI/5G TAM and justify premium margins. Broadcom Unveils New Chip, Aims for 1M Sales by 2027
• Positive Sentiment: Company has begun shipping a 3.5D face‑to‑face compute SoC aimed at AI workloads — product commercialization progress reduces execution risk for the AI revenue narrative. Broadcom Ships 3.5D Face-to-Face Compute SoC Powering AI Revolution
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst comparisons with NVIDIA highlight relative strengths and tradeoffs (growth, debt, valuation); these pieces can influence positioning but don’t change Broadcom’s product momentum. NVIDIA vs. Broadcom: The Smarter AI Stock to Buy for March 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat highlights Broadcom’s upcoming earnings as a near‑term catalyst — investors will watch revenue cadence and AI backlog details. MarketBeat Week in Review – 02/23 – 02/27
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom shares fell in the wake of NVIDIA’s blowout results as investors rotated into NVDA and took profits in other AI‑exposed chip names — short‑term selling pressure from sector re‑rating. Broadcom Falls After Nvidia Earnings, but Here’s Why Investors Should Still Buy
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary and headlines point to “what’s driving weakness” in the stock — framing that can amplify selling during a tech‑to‑defensive rotation. What’s driving the weakness in Broadcom stock Thursday?
• Negative Sentiment: Pre‑earnings caution: analysts warn a tech rotation or a mixed Q1 guide could trigger another short‑term selloff — risk to near‑term sentiment despite strong product news. Broadcom Q1 Preview: Tech Rotation Could Trigger Another Irrational Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Hedge fund MIG Capital trimmed its AVGO stake — a small institutional sell signal that can add to near‑term pressure. MIG Capital Trims Broadcom Inc. Stake by 18,461 Shares

About Broadcom

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.