Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund Invests $24.91 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 65,947 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $24,911,000. Broadcom accounts for 1.5% of Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $167,064,997,000 after purchasing an additional 3,919,715 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Broadcom by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,084,351 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $65,788,194,000 after buying an additional 5,040,801 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 111,277,280 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $38,396,634,000 after buying an additional 1,548,699 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Broadcom by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 85,546,083 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $29,607,500,000 after acquiring an additional 2,491,644 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 4th quarter worth approximately $24,252,196,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other news, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total value of $728,368.20. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 31,326 shares in the company, valued at $12,072,413.88. This trade represents a 5.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total value of $598,923.72. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,514,884.36. The trade was a 8.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 61,644 shares of company stock valued at $24,016,214 in the last quarter. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AVGO has been the topic of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $515.00 price target (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $491.97.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Broadcom stock opened at $368.79 on Monday. Broadcom Inc. has a one year low of $287.17 and a one year high of $495.00. The business’s fifty day moving average is $385.07 and its 200 day moving average is $376.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.75 trillion, a PE ratio of 61.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.45.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 41.61%. The business had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.58 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is 43.33%.

Broadcom News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho remains bullish ahead of earnings, citing Broadcom’s nearly uninterrupted 30-quarter earnings track record, deeply negative investor sentiment, and the possibility that CEO Hock Tan will directly address concerns about custom ASIC competition and Google’s in-house chips. Mizuho is bullish on Broadcom ahead of Sept. 2 earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom’s partnership with OpenAI on the Jalapeño inference chip highlights demand for specialized AI infrastructure. OpenAI says the chip can deliver substantially better performance per watt than comparison systems, potentially supporting Broadcom’s custom-chip and networking growth. Why BNP thinks Jalapeño could benefit Broadcom stock
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts argue Broadcom offers a better AI risk-reward profile than AMD because of its broader exposure across custom accelerators, networking, and infrastructure software, along with a comparatively lower valuation. Broadcom vs. AMD: Which AI Chip Stock Has the Better Risk-Reward?
• Positive Sentiment: A new Kyndryl collaboration expands VMware Cloud Foundation’s reach among enterprise customers, reinforcing Broadcom’s private-cloud and software modernization strategy. Broadcom Kyndryl partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada reiterated its “Sector Perform” rating, suggesting balanced expectations rather than a strong near-term catalyst. Royal Bank of Canada reiterates Sector Perform
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom is reportedly considering $70 billion to $80 billion of debt financing for an AI chip-related transaction involving companies including Anthropic. The potential borrowing could accelerate growth but raises leverage, execution, and repayment risks. Broadcom nears $70B debt financing deal
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Google’s and other hyperscalers’ internally designed chips could pressure Broadcom’s custom-silicon revenue. Competition from Marvell, NVIDIA, and AMD adds to the risk, while Broadcom’s elevated earnings multiple leaves less room for disappointment. Marvell and Google custom silicon deal

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.