Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Holdings Cut by FNY Investment Advisers LLC

FNY Investment Advisers LLC lowered its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 43.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,817 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 3,749 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $1,589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Broadcom by 128.2% in the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 12,126 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,000,000 after acquiring an additional 55,126 shares during the last quarter. CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd. acquired a new stake in Broadcom during the third quarter valued at $527,000. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV acquired a new stake in Broadcom during the third quarter valued at $363,000. Painted Porch Advisors LLC grew its stake in Broadcom by 28.9% in the third quarter. Painted Porch Advisors LLC now owns 1,299 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $429,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd increased its position in Broadcom by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd now owns 31,187 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,277,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $16,236,940.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 278,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $89,450,145.60. The trade was a 15.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.65, for a total value of $34,565,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 495,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $171,317,274.70. This trade represents a 16.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 528,970 shares of company stock worth $177,150,321 in the last ninety days. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Broadcom News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom said it is shipping the world’s first end‑to‑end post‑quantum (PQC) in‑flight network encryption solution — a security product that can open enterprise spend and differentiate Broadcom in networking/security offerings. Broadcom Delivers the World’s First End-to-End PQC-safe, In-flight Network Encryption Solution
• Positive Sentiment: Production‑volume shipping of the Tomahawk‑6 family (industry’s first 102.4 Tbps switch) supports near‑term revenue upside in AI networking and strengthens Broadcom’s competitive position with hyperscalers. Broadcom (AVGO) Commences Production Volume Shipping of World’s First 102.4 Tbps Switch
• Positive Sentiment: Meta publicly confirmed Broadcom as a custom AI‑chip partner for its MTIA inference roadmap, validating a major hyperscaler design win that underpins recurring AI accelerator and networking demand. Why Meta’s AI Chip Announcement Has Broadcom Investors Paying Attention
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and trade press highlight sharp AI revenue growth and semiconductor momentum (large AI sales increase and XPU/networking strength), which supports the bull case for FY26 upside. Broadcom’s AI Push Boosts Semiconductor Sales: More Upside Ahead?
• Neutral Sentiment: Street reaction is mixed — several price‑target raises and buy notes coexist with cautious takes about valuation and concentration risk, producing two‑sided flow into the tape. How The Broadcom (AVGO) Investment Story Is Shifting With AI Hopes And Valuation Doubts
• Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom’s VMware business remains visible (VMware Explore dates announced), supporting software cashflow, but these events are not immediate revenue surprises. VMware Explore 2026 Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling: multiple executives (including the CFO and senior officers) sold sizable blocks on March 16–17, which is weighing on sentiment and could prompt short‑term pressure even if sales are for diversification or tax planning. Kirsten M. Spears Form 4 (SEC)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: a cloud‑industry group urged EU antitrust regulators to impose an interim measure against Broadcom over changes to the VMware Cloud Service Provider program — a potential near‑term headwind for Broadcom’s enterprise software franchise in Europe. Cloud industry group calls for EU interim measure against Broadcom over VMware

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AVGO shares. Bank of America cut their price target on Broadcom from $500.00 to $450.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson upgraded Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $430.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $430.00 target price (up from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Broadcom has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $435.30.

Broadcom Stock Performance

AVGO opened at $320.40 on Friday. 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 cap of $1.52 trillion, a PE ratio of 62.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $331.12 and a 200-day moving average of $344.89. Broadcom Inc. has a 52-week low of $138.10 and a 52-week high of $414.61.

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

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is currently 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.