Virtus Advisers LLC Makes New $690,000 Investment in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 1,826 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $690,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AVGO. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC grew its holdings in Broadcom by 1,320.0% during the 4th quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 71 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 261.9% in the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Networth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 546.2% in the first 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. Harborfront Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Broadcom by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Broadcom News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street expects exceptional growth, with consensus estimates calling for approximately $29.43 billion in revenue and $3.24 in EPS, representing year-over-year growth of roughly 84.5% and 91.7%, respectively. BakerAvenue strategist King Lip has called AVGO a “top pick” ahead of the report. Broadcom stock dubbed a top pick ahead of Q3 earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom announced VMware AI Factory, which is designed to reduce private AI deployment from weeks to hours, pool GPU capacity, and provide model governance and cost controls. The initiative supports more than 150 AI models and broadens Broadcom’s opportunity in enterprise AI infrastructure. Broadcom Announces VMware AI Factory
• Positive Sentiment: New AgentMinder, VMware vDefend and Avi Load Balancer capabilities target identity, Zero Trust security, monitoring and governance for autonomous AI agents. These offerings could strengthen Broadcom’s VMware software platform and help enterprises deploy sensitive AI workloads in private clouds. Broadcom Delivers End-to-End Security for Agentic AI
• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom also launched TrueSource, a commercially supported portfolio of verified open-source software covering Spring, Java, Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL and other data technologies. The offering may create additional recurring enterprise software revenue while addressing growing software supply-chain security concerns. Broadcom Strengthens Spring Security with TrueSource
• Neutral Sentiment: Options traders are positioning for a substantial post-earnings move, increasing volatility risk in either direction. The stock’s reaction will likely depend more on forward AI semiconductor revenue and VMware guidance than on the quarter’s headline results. How Much Traders See Broadcom Stock Moving After Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Expectations are elevated, creating downside risk if results or guidance disappoint. Broadcom also trades at a premium valuation, while reported insider activity shows overwhelmingly more sales than purchases over the past six months.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AVGO. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $515.00 price target (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $525.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $575.00 price objective (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $491.97.

Insider Activity at Broadcom

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

Broadcom Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $370.34 on Tuesday. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $287.17 and a 1 year high of $495.00. The firm has a market cap of $1.76 trillion, a PE ratio of 61.72, a PEG ratio of 0.70 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. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $384.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $376.70.

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

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.