Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Broadcom - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 41 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
38

Based on 41 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Broadcom in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 41 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 37 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for AVGO.

Consensus Price Target

$527.20
45.82% Upside

According to the 41 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Broadcom, the average price target is $527.20. The highest price target for AVGO is $715.00, while the lowest price target for AVGO is $350.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 45.82% from the current price of $361.54.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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AVGO Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/10/25 to 10/10/26	1 Month Ago 9/10/25 to 9/10/26	3 Months Ago 7/12/25 to 7/12/26	1 Year Ago 10/10/24 to 10/10/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	37 Buy rating(s)	38 Buy rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$527.20	$524.30	$508.04	$357.22
Forecasted Upside	45.82% Upside	45.30% Upside	27.02% Upside	10.04% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

AVGO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

AVGO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Broadcom Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Broadcom	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.95	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	45.82% Upside	728.40% Upside	19.60% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent AVGO News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/8/2026	Weiss Ratings 3 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
9/21/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Buy
9/9/2026	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars	David O'Connor Not Rated	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$460.00	+26.24%
9/8/2026	Citic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Buy	$450.00 ➝ $525.00	+49.85%
9/4/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gil Luria Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Neutral	$400.00 ➝ $350.00	-1.77%
9/4/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Atif Malik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$500.00 ➝ $515.00	+44.19%
9/4/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$675.00 ➝ $715.00	+104.08%
9/3/2026	Fox Advisors Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Outperform
9/3/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Srini Pajjuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform
9/3/2026	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Buy
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9/3/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Timothy Arcuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
9/3/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Blayne Curtis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$500.00 ➝ $550.00	+59.03%
9/3/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Srini Pajjuri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$450.00 ➝ $475.00	+38.27%
9/3/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joshua Buchalter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$500.00 ➝ $475.00	+38.27%
9/3/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Lipacis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Outperform	$582.00 ➝ $578.00	+68.25%
9/3/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Moore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$502.00 ➝ $505.00	+37.51%
9/3/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Harlan Sur Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
9/3/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$525.00 ➝ $540.00	+54.13%
9/3/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$600.00 ➝ $560.00	+59.84%
9/3/2026	President Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$520.00 ➝ $546.00	+55.84%
9/3/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vivek Arya Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$530.00 ➝ $460.00	+31.29%
9/3/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	William Stein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$550.00 ➝ $520.00	+49.57%
9/3/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Vinh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$575.00	+56.57%
9/3/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C.J. Muse Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$525.00 ➝ $600.00	+63.38%
9/3/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Harsh Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$455.00 ➝ $575.00	+56.57%
9/3/2026	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sajal Dogra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$500.00 ➝ $600.00	+63.38%
7/21/2026	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$488.00 ➝ $530.00	+51.27%
7/7/2026	Erste Group Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Hans Engel Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold
6/18/2026	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Moderate Buy
6/5/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$516.97 ➝ $595.20	+69.88%
6/5/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$425.00 ➝ $625.00	+78.39%
6/4/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Rick Schafer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$450.00 ➝ $535.00	+11.64%
6/4/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ross Seymore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$430.00 ➝ $515.00	+7.46%
6/4/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$420.00 ➝ $600.00	+71.25%
6/4/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vijay Rakesh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$480.00 ➝ $530.00	+24.93%
6/4/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Cody Acree Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$485.00 ➝ $545.00	+13.72%
5/28/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christopher Rolland Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Positive	$450.00 ➝ $490.00	+16.15%
5/21/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
5/14/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Aaron Rakers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$430.00 ➝ $545.00	+30.76%
1/30/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Caso Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$400.00	+20.94%
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12/12/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$420.00	+3.35%
12/12/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tom O'Malley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$450.00 ➝ $500.00	+23.04%
9/15/2025	Macquarie Infrastructure Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arthur Lai Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$420.00	+16.71%
3/7/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sebastien Naji Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform

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Should I Buy Broadcom Stock? AVGO Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Broadcom pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Broadcom
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Broadcom:

Broadcom reported a 221% year-over-year increase in AI semiconductor revenue, positioning the company as a major alternative to NVIDIA for investors seeking exposure to the artificial intelligence hardware boom through custom accelerators and networking technology.
The stock is currently trading at $375.81, which is significantly below the consensus price target of $527.20, suggesting substantial upside potential as analysts maintain a Moderate Buy rating based on the company's strong growth trajectory.
Recent coverage highlights that Broadcom is viewed as a major design partner for hyperscale cloud companies, with Marvell Technology's recent investor-day emphasis on custom AI silicon further validating the demand for Broadcom's custom chips and related infrastructure.
Morgan Stanley has indicated that Broadcom may be relatively protected from projected U.S. data-center power shortfalls, reducing investor fears that electricity constraints will derail near-term demand for the company's AI hardware.
Unusual options trading activity, with 426,038 call options traded on October 6, 2026, represents a 34% increase over typical volume, signaling heightened speculative interest and confidence in further price gains among market participants.

Broadcom
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Broadcom for these reasons:

Critics warn that Broadcom's exposure to Anthropic may involve circular financing, a practice where a company provides financing to a customer who then uses those funds to buy the company's products, potentially overstating the durability of AI demand and creating repayment risks.
The company's P/E ratio of 48.00 is high, indicating that investors are paying a premium for earnings that may not be sustainable if the concerns regarding circular financing and customer concentration materialize, leading to potential volatility.
Insiders have sold a total of 51,890 shares worth approximately $20.2 million over the last ninety days, including significant sales by Mark Brazeal and Gayla Delly, which may signal a lack of confidence from those with the most knowledge of the company's internal operations.
Broadcom's beta of 1.46 indicates that the stock is more volatile than the overall market, meaning it may experience larger price swings during market downturns, which could be risky for investors with lower risk tolerance.
UBS Group recently cut Broadcom from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating, reflecting a more cautious outlook from some Wall Street analysts who may be concerned about the company's valuation or the sustainability of its recent growth.

AVGO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 41 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Broadcom is $527.20, with a high forecast of $715.00 and a low forecast of $350.00.

41 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Broadcom in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 37 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" AVGO shares.

According to analysts, Broadcom's stock has a predicted upside of 45.82% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Broadcom's stock had 6 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.

Broadcom has been rated by research analysts at Arete Research, Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas Exane, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citic Securities, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Evercore, Fox Advisors, HSBC, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Lake Street Capital, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, President Capital, Raymond James Financial, Rosenblatt Securities, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Broadcom more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating for Broadcom is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how AVGO compares to other companies.

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Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Broadcom - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Broadcom - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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AVGO Analyst Ratings Over Time

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Broadcom Stock vs. The Competition

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