V Square Quantitative Management LLC Lowers Stock Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

V Square Quantitative Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 9.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 44,705 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,827 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for approximately 1.6% of V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $15,472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Washburn Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 18.7% during the 4th quarter. Washburn Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,556 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,615,000 after buying an additional 1,190 shares during the period. Campbell Deegan Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 4th quarter valued at $220,000. Maseco LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 25.4% during the 4th quarter. Maseco LLP now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 17,112 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,922,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the period. Finally, Hill Island Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Hill Island Financial LLC now owns 4,394 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,521,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Broadcom from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, January 5th. Mizuho set a $480.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Broadcom from $462.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised Broadcom from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $410.00 to $430.00 in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $435.30.

Key Stories Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded long‑term Meta partnership — Multi‑year, multi‑generation deal to co‑develop MTIA AI accelerators (initial >1GW commitment) and supply Broadcom Ethernet networking for multi‑gigawatt datacenter rollouts, materially improving revenue visibility for custom silicon and interconnect over the next several years. Broadcom Announces Extended Partnership with Meta (GlobeNewswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Broadens AI customer base and product wins — Recent coverage highlights Broadcom deals with Google and Anthropic plus positioning in AI data centers and cybersecurity, supporting the narrative of sustained multi‑generation demand beyond a single customer. Meta deal viewed as win for Broadcom (Investopedia)
• Positive Sentiment: Enterprise software and AI tooling product news — Broadcom announced VMware Tanzu Platform agent foundations to accelerate secure, agentic AI applications on VMware Cloud Foundation, signaling software‑side monetization alongside silicon sales. Broadcom Announces Tanzu Platform Agent (Yahoo/GlobeNewswire)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst target upgrades and flows are amplifying momentum — Multiple firms have raised price targets and coverage, which can feed short‑term inflows but also increase volatility on profit‑taking. Meta, Broadcom Extend Multi-Year AI Chip Partnership (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling continues — Recent filings show S. Ram Velaga sold shares (several transactions in April), which can temper near‑term sentiment despite strategic rationale for sales. S. Ram Velaga insider sale (InsiderTrades)
• Negative Sentiment: Customer concentration & competitive risk flagged — Some analysts caution that heavy reliance on hyperscalers and competition from other accelerator platforms could limit upside if sourcing/pricing dynamics change. Coverage on concentration risks (Yahoo Finance)

Broadcom Price Performance

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $396.72 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $330.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $344.15. The stock has a market cap of $1.88 trillion, a PE ratio of 77.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.24. Broadcom Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.61 and a 52 week high of $414.61.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 36.57%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.60 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.78%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.23, for a total transaction of $3,452,300.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 787,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $271,759,532.32. This trade represents a 1.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total value of $358,310.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 32,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,592,045.12. This represents a 3.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.