<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Brookstone Capital Management boosted its holdings in  Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 8.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  owned 55,322 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 4,150 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management's holdings in Broadcom were worth $18,251,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p><ul><li>Broadcom’s Margin Warning Spooked Wall Street—But Cash Flow Could Still Win</li></ul><p>Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Martin Capital Advisors LLP lifted its position in shares of  Broadcom by 25.4% during the third quarter. Martin Capital Advisors LLP now owns 1,236 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $408,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter.  Symmetry Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of  Broadcom by 76.0% during the 3rd quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 4,874 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $1,608,000 after purchasing an additional 2,104 shares during the period.  Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its holdings in  Broadcom by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 24,160 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $7,971,000 after purchasing an additional 2,590 shares in the last quarter.  Cape ANN Savings Bank lifted its holdings in  Broadcom by 148.7% during the 3rd quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 4,441 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $1,465,000 after purchasing an additional 2,655 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in  Broadcom by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,323 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $1,096,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. Institutional investors own  76.43% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insider Transactions at Broadcom</h2><p>In other news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 3,714 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.79, for a total transaction of $1,217,412.06. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 307,237 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,709,216.23. This represents a 1.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 38,281 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.65, for a total value of $12,542,769.65. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 266,494 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,316,759.10. This represents a 12.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 524,780 shares of company stock worth $195,499,150. Company insiders own  2.00% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><ul><li>Broadcom Just Raised Its Dividend—But It’s Not the Only One Signaling Strength</li></ul><p>Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AVGO shares. Macquarie began coverage on Broadcom in a research report on Monday, September 15th. They set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and a $420.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial  set a $420.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Robert W. Baird  set a $420.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $405.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued  a Buy rating and one  has issued  a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Broadcom  has an average rating of &#34;Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $436.33.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Broadcom</b></p><h2>Broadcom Trading Up 0.5%</h2><ul><li>Broadcom Stock Crashes 20%—But Wall Street Sees It Soaring to $500</li></ul><p>Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $352.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $138.10 and a 1 year high of $414.61. The firm has a market cap of $1.67 trillion, a PE ratio of 73.98, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $362.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $324.51. </p><p>Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 37.45%. The firm had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.42 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis.  Analysts expect that  Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Broadcom Increases Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio  is presently 54.62%. </p><h2>Broadcom Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Broadcom Inc <span>NASDAQ: AVGO<span></span></span> 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.  </p><p>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.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Broadcom</li><li>Wall Street Stockpicker Names #1 Stock of 2026</li><li>[URGENT!] SpaceX Going Public! – Pre-IPO Action</li><li>ALERT: Drop these 5 stocks before January 2026!</li><li>Washington prepares for war</li><li>The Best $1 You'll Spend This Holiday Season</li></ul><p><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"/></p><p><em>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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<p>Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in Broadcom Inc. by 8.1% in Q3, owning 55,322 shares worth $18.25 million. Several other institutional investors also boosted their holdings. Broadcom insiders sold shares worth $195.5 million recently. Analysts have given Broadcom a consensus "Buy" rating with a price target of $436.33. The stock opened at $352.13, with a market cap of $1.67 billion.</p>

Brookstone Capital Management Acquires 4,150 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO