Broadcom (AVGO) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/17/2026 – Broadcom had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $458.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $480.00.
• 2/13/2026 – Broadcom was upgraded by analysts at DA Davidson to a “hold” rating.
• 2/12/2026 – Broadcom was given a new $335.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2026 – Broadcom was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/30/2026 – Broadcom was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – Broadcom had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 1/15/2026 – Broadcom was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $430.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $410.00.
• 1/14/2026 – Broadcom is now covered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $370.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – Broadcom was upgraded by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada to a “hold” rating.
• 1/9/2026 – Broadcom was given a new $480.00 price target on by analysts at Mizuho. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Broadcom had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $450.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Broadcom had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is an increase from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Broadcom news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total transaction of $10,434,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 277,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $96,428,573.34. This represents a 9.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 70,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.30, for a total value of $24,311,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 132,836 shares in the company, valued at $46,133,942.80. This represents a 34.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 779,101 shares of company stock worth $283,804,325 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.