<div id="readability-page-1">Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 276,728 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 13,699 shares during the quarter. Broadcom comprises approximately 1.3% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI's portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI's holdings in Broadcom were worth $91,295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.<ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 01/12 - 01/16</li></ul>A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,703,487 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $469,566,000 after buying an additional 39,466 shares during the last quarter. Capital Counsel LLC NY purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the second quarter valued at about $221,000. Waterloo Capital L.P. increased its stake in Broadcom by 7.0% during the second quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 48,361 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $13,331,000 after acquiring an additional 3,180 shares during the last quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Broadcom by 107.6% during the second quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 16,524 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $4,555,000 after acquiring an additional 8,566 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 23.6% in the 2nd quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 46,317 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $12,767,000 after purchasing an additional 8,829 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. <h2>Insider Activity at Broadcom</h2>In related news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 130,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 595,638 shares of the company's stock, valued at $194,189,900.76. The trade was a 17.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Henry Samueli sold 320,316 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $400.53, for a total value of $128,296,167.48. Following the sale, the director owned 37,326,540 shares in the company, valued at $14,950,399,066.20. The trade was a 0.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 779,901 shares of company stock worth $284,069,237. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. <h2>More Broadcom News</h2><ul><li>Broadcom Earns ‘Top Pick’ Status From Wall Street’s Biggest Banks</li></ul>Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:<ul> <li>Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness around AI upside — Jefferies named Broadcom one of three chip stocks with expected earnings upside as AI demand accelerates, reinforcing growth expectations for AVGO. 3 Chip Stocks to Buy for 2026, According to an Analyst</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Higher Wall Street targets and estimates — KeyCorp reiterated an Overweight stance with a $500 price target and raised multi-quarter EPS projections, supporting upside expectations for growth and margins. KeyCorp estimates and rating</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying signal — Cathie Wood’s ARK added to Broadcom, a visible endorsement for growth-oriented investors focused on AI exposure. Cathie Wood Goes Bargain Hunting: 3 Stocks She Just Bought</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Sell-side defense on competitive fears — Bernstein and Seeking Alpha pieces push back on AI-competition and margin worries, reducing tail-risk narratives that could have pressured shares. Bernstein Dismisses AI Competition Fears Surrounding Broadcom (AVGO)</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Industry tailwind — TSMC’s strong results lifted chip stocks broadly, providing positive momentum for Broadcom as investors rotate into AI/infrastructure plays. Chip stocks pop after TSMC's earnings beat</li> <li>Neutral Sentiment: RBC initiates coverage with Sector Perform — a neutral/steadying rating that removes uncertainty but doesn’t add strong buy-side pressure. RBC Capital initiates coverage of Broadcom</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Debt issuance may worry some investors — Broadcom filed for a $4.5B senior notes offering to fund operations and repay loans; higher leverage or signaling needs for cash can temper sentiment. Broadcom Issues $4.5B in Notes as AI Concerns Linger</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Insider selling headlines — recent reports of ~$490M in insider sales and a CEO sale (~$24M) are being viewed negatively by some investors as a signal of management liquidity or timing. Broadcom Insiders Sold US$490m Of Shares</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk — reports that China banned Broadcom’s cybersecurity products introduce potential revenue/market-access risk in a key region. China Just Banned Broadcom’s Cybersecurity Solutions</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns — Zacks highlights a high price-to-sales multiple and flags the stock as overvalued, which can pressure momentum investors. At 15.93 P/S, Broadcom Is Overvalued</li> </ul><h2>Broadcom Price Performance</h2>Shares of NASDAQ AVGO opened at $351.71 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Broadcom Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $138.10 and a fifty-two week high of $414.61. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $358.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $333.22. The firm has a market cap of $1.67 trillion, a PE ratio of 73.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.21. <ul><li>3 Tech Stocks Positioned for the Next Leg of the Bull Market</li></ul>Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The company had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.42 EPS. The business's revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. <h2>Broadcom Increases Dividend</h2>The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. This is an increase from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Broadcom's payout ratio is presently 54.62%. <h2>Analysts Set New Price Targets</h2>A number of research firms recently issued reports on AVGO. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and set a $475.00 target price (up previously from $400.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Piper Sandler reiterated an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and set a $430.00 price objective (up from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Broadcom from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $435.00 to $450.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a &#34;buy (b)&#34; rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Broadcom currently has an average rating of &#34;Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $438.61.View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Broadcom<h2>Broadcom Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)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.<h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Broadcom</li><li>Elon Taking SpaceX Public! $100 Pre-IPO Opportunity!</li><li>How a Family Trust May Be Able To Help Preserve Your Wealth</li><li>A U.S. “birthright” claim worth trillions - activated quietly</li><li>Executive Order 14330: Trump’s Biggest Yet</li><li>“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple Steps</li></ul><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9QVZHTw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9QVZHTw"/>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) by 5.2% in Q3, owning 276,728 shares valued at $91.3 million. Other institutional investors also raised their holdings in Broadcom. CEO Hock E. Tan and Director Henry Samueli sold significant shares recently. Analysts remain bullish on Broadcom, citing AI demand and positive earnings projections, while concerns about debt issuance persist.

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