Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) Receives $501.77 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-four research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirty have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $504.9310.

AVGO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Broadcom from $550.00 to $520.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Zacks Research lowered Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Broadcom in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday.

Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In related news, Director Harry You bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $373.57 per share, with a total value of $373,570.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,369,743.62. This trade represents a 2.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total value of $598,923.72. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,426 shares in the company, valued at $6,514,884.36. This trade represents a 8.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Broadcom

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC raised 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 buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Networth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 546.2% during the 1st quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 84 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. SWAN Capital LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 261.9% during the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Harborfront Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the second quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Broadcom by 44.9% in the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $368.56 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $383.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $378.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 trillion, a P/E ratio of 47.07 and a beta of 1.44. Broadcom has a fifty-two week low of $289.96 and a fifty-two week high of $495.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 2.29.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $3.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.10. Broadcom had a net margin of 42.94% and a return on equity of 48.33%. The company had revenue of $29.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $29.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.69 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Broadcom will post 10.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 21st will be given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 21st. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 33.21%.

Key Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom’s latest results showed powerful AI momentum: AI semiconductor revenue increased 221% to $16.7 billion, while management raised its fiscal 2027 AI revenue outlook to approximately $115 billion, up from more than $100 billion previously. Some projections cited in the coverage point to $230 billion in AI revenue by fiscal 2028. Broadcom’s AI Forecast Suggests Hyperscalers Want More Than Nvidia GPUs
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to raise their expectations, with Cantor reportedly assigning a $600 price target. Bullish analysts argue that hyperscalers increasingly want custom accelerators, AI networking and complete data-center architectures—not only Nvidia GPUs—giving Broadcom a larger role in inference and other workloads. Top Analyst Sets $600 Broadcom Stock Target
• Positive Sentiment: A multi-generation Amazon AI-silicon agreement with Qualcomm also highlights the growing data-center market for custom chips. Although Qualcomm is the direct beneficiary, the deal reinforces the strategic importance of custom silicon and supports the broader investment case for Broadcom’s design and networking business. Qualcomm Amazon AI Silicon Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: The post-earnings reaction has been mixed because investors are scrutinizing near-term guidance, Broadcom’s share of customers’ tensor processing unit programs, and whether constrained chip supply can keep pace with demand. Wall Street remains broadly optimistic, but expectations are exceptionally high. Despite Post-Earnings Drop, Wall Street Analysts Eye New Highs for Broadcom Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish coverage points to margin pressure, customer concentration, supply constraints and a premium valuation—Broadcom trades at roughly 47 times earnings—leaving limited room for execution mistakes. These concerns help explain why strong earnings did not produce a uniformly positive market response. Broadcom Buy, Sell or Hold Analysis

Broadcom Company Profile

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software products for businesses, telecommunications providers and other organizations worldwide. Its semiconductor portfolio includes networking and connectivity components, custom application-specific integrated circuits, broadband and wireless communications products, storage adapters, optical components, and industrial solutions.

The company also provides enterprise infrastructure software through businesses including VMware, which offers virtualization and private- and hybrid-cloud solutions; mainframe and enterprise software; and cybersecurity products.