Broadcom Inc. $AVGO is Renaissance Investment Group LLC’s Largest Position

Renaissance Investment Group LLC reduced its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 14.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 68,173 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 11,795 shares during the quarter. Broadcom comprises 5.1% of Renaissance Investment Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Renaissance Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $25,752,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Broadcom in the 4th quarter worth $24,252,196,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 895.2% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 12,689,800 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,391,940,000 after purchasing an additional 11,414,701 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 118.1% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,739,006 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,799,889,000 after purchasing an additional 10,145,377 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,084,351 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $65,788,194,000 after purchasing an additional 5,040,801 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $167,064,997,000 after buying an additional 3,919,715 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Friday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total transaction of $10,033,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 194,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,254,935.37. The trade was a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harry L. You acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $373.57 per share, with a total value of $373,570.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 38,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,369,743.62. The trade was a 2.67% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom is viewed as a major beneficiary of the shift toward custom AI chips. Its application-specific integrated circuits, networking silicon and optical-connectivity products are increasingly important to hyperscalers building large AI data centers, supporting expectations for significant earnings growth through 2027. Broadcom Is Down 20% From Its All-Time High. Here’s Why It’s a Screaming Bargain.
• Positive Sentiment: Record semiconductor and AI-chip demand is keeping Broadcom in focus, while analysts and market commentators describe the stock as approaching a technical breakout. The broader semiconductor rally and strong AI infrastructure spending are providing a favorable sector backdrop. Why Is Broadcom in Focus as AI Chips Set Records?
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom introduced new VMware vDefend and Avi Load Balancer capabilities designed to improve cybersecurity, performance and operational efficiency in private-cloud environments. The updates could strengthen its infrastructure-software offering as enterprises prepare for AI workloads. Broadcom Enables Enterprises to Strengthen Multi-Layer Cyber Defense
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles comparing Broadcom with Microsoft, AMD and Nvidia highlight its strategic position in AI infrastructure, but also show that investors are weighing different ways to gain AI exposure rather than responding to a new company-specific financial catalyst. Microsoft vs. Broadcom: Two AI Powerhouses, One Better Investment
• Negative Sentiment: Potential U.S. restrictions on Chinese AI components and optical transceivers could create supply-chain bottlenecks, raise deployment costs and delay data-center projects. Although domestic suppliers may benefit over time, Broadcom could face near-term uncertainty because its chips and networking components are part of the interconnected supply chain. Broadcom, Marvell and Nvidia Could Feel the Impact of a China AI Component Ban
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom’s strong AI outlook is already reflected in a premium valuation, leaving the stock vulnerable to profit-taking if growth expectations, customer spending or supply capacity disappoint. Competition from Marvell, Astera Labs and other custom-chip vendors is another risk. Broadcom Valuation and Growth Outlook

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $582.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Benchmark raised their target price on Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered Broadcom from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Twenty-eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $493.24.

Broadcom Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $420.57 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.00 trillion, a P/E ratio of 70.10, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.01. Broadcom Inc. has a one year low of $281.87 and a one year high of $495.00. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $393.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $370.05.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.58 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.33%.

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.