Broadcom - AVGO Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Broadcom in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AVGO shares.
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16 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Broadcom's stock. Their AVGO share price forecasts range from $555.00 to $775.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $674.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.6% from the stock's current price.
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Broadcom's stock was trading at $559.13 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, AVGO stock has increased by 12.1% and is now trading at $626.84.
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Broadcom saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,680,000 shares, an increase of 15.0% from the February 28th total of 4,940,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,290,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.4% of the company's stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 25th 2023.
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Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) issued its earnings results on Thursday, March, 2nd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $10.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $9.38 by $0.95. The semiconductor manufacturer earned $8.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.90 billion. Broadcom had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 73.52% and a net margin of 37.19%. The business's revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $7.68 earnings per share.
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Broadcom announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 22nd will be given a dividend of $4.60 per share on Friday, March 31st. This represents a $18.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 21st.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF (IETC), Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF (TRFK), First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV), First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL), iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ), ProShares Ultra Semiconductors (USD) and Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF (SHOC).

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) pays an annual dividend of $18.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.89%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 61.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AVGO will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.70% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Broadcom declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, May 26th 2022, which allows the company to buyback $10,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 4.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Broadcom updated its second quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.70 billion-$8.70 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.59 billion.

159 employees have rated Broadcom Chief Executive Officer Hock E. Tan on Glassdoor.com. Hock E. Tan has an approval rating of 38% among the company's employees. This puts Hock E. Tan in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 45.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Broadcom to a friend.

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Broadcom trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AVGO."

Broadcom's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.78%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.56%), Morgan Stanley (1.41%), Edmp Inc. (1.18%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.09%) and Norges Bank (0.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Charlie B Kawwas, Charlie B Kawwas, Diane M Bryant, Eddy W Hartenstein, Eddy W Hartenstein, Gayla J Delly, Harry L You, Henry Samueli, Hock E Tan, Hock E Tan, Justine Lien, Justine Page, Kirsten M Spears, Kirsten M Spears, Mark David Brazeal, Raul J Fernandez, Raul J Fernandez, Thomas H Krause and Thomas H Krause.
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Shares of AVGO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AVGO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $626.84.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) has a market capitalization of $261.34 billion and generates $33.20 billion in revenue each year. The semiconductor manufacturer earns $11.50 billion in net income (profit) each year or $29.71 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 20,000 workers across the globe.

Broadcom's mailing address is 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA, 95131. The official website for the company is www.broadcom.com. The semiconductor manufacturer can be reached via phone at (408) 433-8000 or via email at investor.relations@broadcom.com.