State of Wyoming Invests $3.87 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 10,253 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $3,873,000. Broadcom comprises about 0.4% of State of Wyoming’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC grew its stake in Broadcom by 1,320.0% during the fourth quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 71 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Networth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Broadcom by 546.2% in the first quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 84 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC lifted its stake in Broadcom by 261.9% in the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Key Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Rackspace Technology launched a fully managed multitenant cloud platform based on Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1. The deployment provides early commercial validation for Broadcom’s VMware strategy and targets regulated customers running Kubernetes and AI workloads. Broadcom (AVGO) Debuts VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 In Managed Multitenant Cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Broadcom as a major beneficiary of the shift from AI training toward inference and agentic workloads, supporting the long-term outlook for its custom silicon and networking businesses. Broadcom Vs. Micron: Why They’re So Strong as Capital Shifts to Inference and Agentic AI
• Positive Sentiment: Historical analysis argues that the loss or reduction of a major customer’s chip program does not necessarily imply sustained weakness; Broadcom’s revenue grew substantially after a comparable Apple-related concern in 2023. Broadcom Has Seen Its Biggest Customer Drop a Key Chip Before
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming NVIDIA earnings and guidance could move Broadcom and other AI stocks, making NVIDIA’s results an important read-through for AI infrastructure demand. NVIDIA Earnings Could Move These 3 AI Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data showed no measurable short position, but the figures appear incomplete or erroneous, limiting their usefulness as a trading signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts expect continued gross-margin contraction in the upcoming third-quarter report, raising concerns that Broadcom’s rapid AI expansion could pressure profitability. Broadcom Q3 Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Broadcom is arranging roughly $60 billion of AI-related financing, potentially through structures that keep debt off its balance sheet, have increased investor concerns about leverage, credit-default-swap risk and the ultimate scale of AI deployment obligations. Broadcom’s $60 Billion AI Debt Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom is also facing broader semiconductor-sector selling ahead of NVIDIA’s report, while Marvell’s expanded custom-chip agreement with Google has intensified worries about customer concentration and competitive pressure. Broadcom Stock Drops Amid Rising Credit Default Swap Concerns

Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total transaction of $598,923.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,426 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,514,884.36. The trade was a 8.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director directly owned 31,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,072,413.88. This represents a 5.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 61,644 shares of company stock valued at $24,016,214. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AVGO has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Erste Group Bank reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $450.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Broadcom from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Twenty-nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $491.97.

Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $356.74 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $287.17 and a twelve month high of $495.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $387.47 and its 200-day moving average is $375.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.46, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.45.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.Broadcom’s quarterly revenue was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.58 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.33%.

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.