Broadcom Inc. $AVGO is Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s Largest Position

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 385,614 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 26,067 shares during the period. Broadcom makes up 6.8% of Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $127,218,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Broadcom during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $18,579,549,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 483,442,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $133,261,046,000 after purchasing an additional 6,222,802 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the second quarter worth $1,571,438,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Broadcom by 115.5% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,017,340 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,658,680,000 after buying an additional 3,224,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in Broadcom by 272.8% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,189,531 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,154,844,000 after buying an additional 3,065,809 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stores Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom is highlighted as a primary beneficiary of the AI networking upgrade cycle; the company has sizable AI-related backlog (Fool cites roughly $20B of non-accelerator AI backlog), which supports persistent revenue visibility for networking products. The Market May Be Underestimating This AI Trend
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness: several analysts see meaningful upside for AVGO (some commentary points to >30% upside), and recent consensus price targets sit well above the current price — supportive for medium‑term upside if execution continues. Is Broadcom stock a buy for 2026? Analysts predict over 30% upside
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst model upgrades: Zacks and other research teams have raised multi‑year EPS forecasts materially (FY2026–FY2028 EPS were lifted), implying higher earnings growth that could justify a richer multiple if realized.
• Neutral Sentiment: Social and market chatter is mixed: summaries note a reported $73B AI order backlog cited in social posts (large but sometimes conflated across categories) while also flagging disappointment with parts of recent guidance — this keeps sentiment volatile. Broadcom Inc. Stock (AVGO) Opinions on AI Backlog and Earnings Guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/market context: MarketBeat notes a tech‑led start to 2026 — favorable for AVGO — but warns Fed policy and upcoming macro data could swing sentiment. MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/29 – 01/02
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and re‑rating risk: Yahoo Finance discusses a re‑assessment of valuation after a multi‑year run and recent share softness — with AVGO trading at a premium multiple, expectations are already high and could cap near‑term gains if growth or guidance slips. Broadcom (AVGO): Assessing Valuation After Recent Share Price Softness and Multi‑Year Run

Insider Activity

In other Broadcom news, Director Henry Samueli sold 320,316 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.53, for a total transaction of $128,296,167.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 37,326,540 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,950,399,066.20. This trade represents a 0.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 130,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.02, for a total value of $42,382,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 595,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $194,189,900.76. This trade represents a 17.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 650,701 shares of company stock worth $239,190,157. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on AVGO. UBS Group set a $475.00 target price on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $430.00 price objective (up previously from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Raymond James Financial set a $420.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $450.00 price target (up from $400.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, December 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $436.33.

Broadcom Stock Up 0.4%

AVGO opened at $347.62 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.71. The company has a market cap of $1.65 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.03, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.21. Broadcom Inc. has a one year low of $138.10 and a one year high of $414.61. The business’s fifty day moving average is $362.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $328.40.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The business’s revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.42 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is a positive change from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 54.62%.

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.