FY2025 EPS Estimates for Broadcom Boosted by Zacks Research

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) – Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Broadcom in a report released on Tuesday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the semiconductor manufacturer will post earnings of $5.45 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.39. The consensus estimate for Broadcom’s current full-year earnings is $5.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Broadcom’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.62 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.91 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on AVGO. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $300.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. KeyCorp set a $460.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley set a $409.00 price target on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 6th. Finally, Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $315.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Broadcom presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $372.33.

Broadcom Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $354.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $326.84 and a 200-day moving average of $267.33. The company has a market cap of $1.67 trillion, a PE ratio of 90.34, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.20. Broadcom has a one year low of $138.10 and a one year high of $374.23.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $15.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.82 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 31.59% and a return on equity of 36.60%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.24 earnings per share. Broadcom has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lincoln Capital Corp boosted its stake in Broadcom by 0.6% in the third quarter. Lincoln Capital Corp now owns 18,739 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,182,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,241 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,234,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,769 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,233,000 after buying an additional 1,005 shares in the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 3,226 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,064,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, Amarillo National Bank boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Amarillo National Bank now owns 950 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 3,893 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total value of $1,354,063.26. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,295 shares in the company, valued at $8,798,106.90. The trade was a 13.34% 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, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 148,154 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.67, for a total transaction of $49,879,007.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 825,998 shares in the company, valued at approximately $278,088,746.66. The trade was a 15.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 3,550 shares of company stock valued at $1,227,869 and sold 665,271 shares valued at $225,464,248. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 22nd were paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is presently 60.20%.

About Broadcom

Broadcom Inc designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software.