Graphene Investments SAS Sells 1,500 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Key Points

• Graphene Investments SAS trimmed its Broadcom stake by 8.7%, selling 1,500 shares to hold 15,700 shares worth $5.434 million, which is about 3.4% of its portfolio and its fifth-largest position.
• Insider selling has been notable: S. Ram Velaga sold 8,000 shares at $370.52 and Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares at $353, contributing to 324,282 shares (~$106.4M) sold by insiders over the past 90 days; insiders now own 1.9% of the stock.
• Company outlook and valuation: Broadcom reported $19.31B in quarterly revenue (up 29.5% YoY), has a ~$2.0T market cap and a P/E of ~82.6, while analysts assign a "Moderate Buy" consensus with an average target of $435.30 and a 0.6% dividend yield.

Graphene Investments SAS lessened its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 8.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,700 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 1,500 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for about 3.4% of Graphene Investments SAS's portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Graphene Investments SAS's holdings in Broadcom were worth $5,434,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. JCIC Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Family CFO Inc acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 88.9% during the 4th quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 119 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other news, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 8,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $370.52, for a total value of $2,964,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 57,932 shares in the company, valued at $21,464,964.64. This represents a 12.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total transaction of $712,354.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,164 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,411,892. The trade was a 10.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Broadcom Stock Performance

AVGO opened at $422.76 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company's fifty day moving average price is $341.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $347.89. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $184.02 and a 1-year high of $429.31. The company has a market cap of $2.00 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.57, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.24.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.78%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on AVGO. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Broadcom from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Broadcom from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $510.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $435.30.

Trending Headlines about Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Google Cloud collaboration — Broadcom and Google launched Cloud Network Insights (end‑to‑end network observability for multi‑cloud/hybrid/SaaS), which supports Broadcom’s push into higher‑margin infrastructure software and recurring revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Multi‑year Meta AI infrastructure partnership — a large cloud/AI customer win that expands Broadcom’s addressable market in AI infrastructure and validates its enterprise AI roadmap. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: VMware Tanzu integration for enterprise AI — Broadcom extended its software stack into a secure runtime for Autonomous AI on VMware, reinforcing software recurring revenue and enterprise AI positioning. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Broad sector tailwind — the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOXX) logged a record 17‑day winning streak, reflecting strong demand momentum across chips and lifting broad market sentiment for AVGO. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Technical and analyst backing — AVGO formed a bullish 50/200-day "golden cross" (a common momentum signal), and analysts call AVGO one of the few drivers of big 2026 earnings growth alongside NVDA; high-profile investor mentions (e.g., Ken Griffin) add institutional interest. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/commentary roundups — several outlets published bullish theses and “stocks to buy” lists highlighting AVGO’s AI exposure and software mix; useful for sentiment but mainly a compilation of existing catalysts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and positioning risk — coverage notes elevated trailing/forward P/E ratios and AVGO trading near its 52‑week highs, which increases downside if growth expectations slip or macro sentiment turns. Read More.

Broadcom Company 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.

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