Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software products for businesses, telecommunications providers and other organizations worldwide. Its semiconductor portfolio includes networking and connectivity components, custom application-specific integrated circuits, broadband and wireless communications products, storage adapters, optical components, and industrial solutions.

The company also provides enterprise infrastructure software through businesses including VMware, which offers virtualization and private- and hybrid-cloud solutions; mainframe and enterprise software; and cybersecurity products. These offerings support data centers, cloud computing, telecommunications networks, storage systems, industrial applications and enterprise information technology environments.

Broadcom’s history includes roots in the semiconductor operations of Hewlett-Packard, the formation of Avago Technologies in 2005, and Avago’s acquisition of Broadcom Corporation in 2016. The combined company adopted the Broadcom name and has since expanded its software operations through acquisitions, including CA Technologies, Symantec’s enterprise security business and VMware. Broadcom is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Hock E. Tan and serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $351.33 to $363.28
• 50-Day Range: $339.27 to $427.76
• 52-Week Range: $289.96 to $495.00
• Volume: 43.93 million shs
• Average Volume: 25.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.71 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 45.68
• Dividend Yield: 0.73%
• Price Target: $509.04
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Broadcom Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Broadcom scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Broadcom has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 28 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Broadcom has a consensus price target of $509.04, representing about 42.3% upside from its current price of $357.67.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Broadcom has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 68.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Broadcom are expected to grow by 68.53% in the coming year, from $10.36 to $17.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Broadcom is 45.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Broadcom is 45.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Broadcom has a P/B Ratio of 20.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.08% of the float of Broadcom has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Broadcom has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.42, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Broadcom has recently decreased by 10.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Broadcom has a dividend yield of 0.73%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Broadcom has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Broadcom is 33.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Broadcom will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.89% next year. This indicates that Broadcom will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Broadcom has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 121 news articles for Broadcom this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

497 people have searched for AVGO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

228 people have added Broadcom to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Broadcom insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,840,292.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.90% of the stock of Broadcom is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.43% of the stock of Broadcom is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/02/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/09/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AVGO
• CIK: 1730168
• Web: www.broadcom.com
• Phone: (650) 427-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 33,000
• Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Broadcom: $509.04
• High Price Target: $600.00
• Low Price Target: $350.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 33 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.52
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $23.13 billion
• Net Margins: 42.94%
• Pretax Margin: 45.42%
• Return on Equity: 48.33%
• Return on Assets: 23.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.57
• Current Ratio: 2.50
• Quick Ratio: 2.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $89.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 19.16
• Cash Flow: $7.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 46.42
• Book Value: $17.15 per share
• Price / Book: 20.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,773,630,000
• Free Float: 4,682,931,000
• Market Cap: $1.71 trillion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.44