Petix & Botte Co Invests $1.15 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Petix & Botte Co purchased a new stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 3,729 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,154,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AVGO. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,683 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,882,000 after acquiring an additional 5,322 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,997 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,854,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares in the last quarter. United Bank increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 76.5% in the first quarter. United Bank now owns 2,339 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Broadcom by 10.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,693 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,499,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC raised its stake in Broadcom by 10.5% in the second quarter. Capital & Planning LLC now owns 3,983 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI said Broadcom’s multiyear agreement with Apple is strategically positive, as it strengthens Apple’s AI compute silicon efforts and extends Broadcom’s role as a key custom-chip partner. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Agreement a Strategic Positive for Apple, says Evercore ISI
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say Broadcom secured its role as a key Apple supplier through 2031, giving investors more confidence in a long-duration revenue stream. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Secures Role as Key Apple Supplier with Chip Deal through 2031
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley described Broadcom as a “core AI winner,” keeping the stock in focus as one of the main beneficiaries of AI infrastructure spending. Broadcom is a ‘core AI winner,’ even as MediaTek encroaches, Morgan Stanley says
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional commentary highlighted Broadcom as a major AI stock and a possible outperformer versus other chip names, which adds to the bullish narrative but does not change the near-term business outlook directly. Is Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Negative Sentiment: There was also an insider-selling headline, which can weigh on sentiment even if it does not necessarily reflect a change in the company’s fundamentals. Insider Selling: Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) Insider Sells $9,479,750.00 in Stock

Broadcom Stock Performance

NASDAQ AVGO opened at $389.11 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $403.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $364.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.85 trillion, a PE ratio of 64.85, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.45. Broadcom Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $273.00 and a fifty-two week high of $495.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.24.

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

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.33%.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total value of $728,368.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 31,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,072,413.88. This trade represents a 5.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of Broadcom 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 directly owned 194,989 shares in the company, valued at $78,254,935.37. The trade was a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 three months. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AVGO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Broadcom to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $535.00 price target (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Broadcom from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $493.24.

About Broadcom

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.