12,523 Shares in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Bought by Wealth Science Advisors LLC

Wealth Science Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 12,523 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,334,000. Broadcom accounts for 2.5% of Wealth Science Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new position in Broadcom during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. JCIC Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Family CFO Inc bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $16,236,940.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 278,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $89,450,145.60. The trade was a 15.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total value of $358,310.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 32,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,592,045.12. This trade represents a 3.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI demand and bullish fiscal outlook — Analysts point to surging AI revenues, new XPU and networking products and a bullish fiscal‑2026 outlook as the core growth thesis supporting AVGO’s rally. Broadcom Shares Trade Near 52-Week High: Can the Rally Continue?
• Positive Sentiment: Large customer deals — Reports say Broadcom reached a multi‑year AI chip agreement with Meta, boosting near‑term revenue visibility from a top hyperscaler. Broadcom just reached a 3-year AI chip deal with Meta. Does that make AVGO stock a buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Hyperscaler capex tailwinds — Strong Google and Meta earnings and guidance point to continued AI capex (TPUs, custom networking), directly supporting Broadcom’s product demand outlook. Big-Tech Earnings: Google and Meta’s Results Support Broadcom’s Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Product and market‑cap milestones — Broadcom unveiled Wi‑Fi 8 and optimized 10G PON chips for broadband and recently crossed roughly a $2 trillion valuation, reinforcing market confidence in both product roadmap and scale. Broadcom Accelerates Multi‑Gig Broadband with Optimized 10G PON and Wi‑Fi 8 Solutions for Mass Market
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional buying — Notable investors and funds have increased stakes in AVGO, signaling confidence but not guaranteeing further upside. Alecta Pensionsforsakring Boosts Broadcom Stake by 398,900 Shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector rotation and comparisons — Commentary comparing AVGO to peers (AMD, NVDA) highlights relative strength but also shows investors weighing which chip names will best capture the AI build‑out. Why AMD, AVGO are outperforming Nvidia after Big Tech earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Overbought / supply risk — A Schwab analyst warns chip stocks have experienced a sharp rally and face “overhead supply” risk, suggesting potential pullbacks or increased volatility if buyers pause. Schwab Analyst: Chip Stocks Face ‘Overhead Supply’ Risk After 50% Rally Off March Lows

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on AVGO shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, January 5th. Seaport Research Partners restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Broadcom from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $410.00 to $430.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $510.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $435.30.

Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $421.28 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $347.36 and its 200 day moving average is $349.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.90. The company has a market capitalization of $1.99 trillion, a P/E ratio of 82.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.43. Broadcom Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $195.94 and a fifty-two week high of $429.31.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $19.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.57% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.78%.

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.