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Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) closed the day trading at $179.27 down -4.78% from the previous closing price of $188.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 30.53 million shares were traded. AVGO stock price reached its highest trading level at $188.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $177.582.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AVGO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 90.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.65. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on December 13, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $240 from $210 previously.
On October 14, 2024, Mizuho reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $190 to $220.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 26 ’25 when D95GT, LLC bought 663,976 shares for $181.60 per share.
Brazeal Mark David sold 30,000 shares of AVGO for $5,839,500 on Mar 24 ’25. The Chief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc now owns 490,956 shares after completing the transaction at $194.65 per share. On Mar 24 ’25, another insider, Brazeal Mark David, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 30,000 shares for $194.65 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AVGO now has a Market Capitalization of 885188657152 and an Enterprise Value of 103058972672. As of this moment, Broadcom’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 86.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 15.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.89 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.573.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVGO is 1.02, which has changed by 0.4275856 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVGO has reached a high of $251.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.33%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AVGO traded about 30.33M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AVGO traded about 30437480 shares per day. A total of 4.70B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.61B. Insiders hold about 2.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.06% stake in the company. Shares short for AVGO as of 1741910400 were 54393335 with a Short Ratio of 1.79, compared to 1739491200 on 50728974. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 54393335 and a Short% of Float of 1.3099999.
Dividends & Splits
AVGO’s forward annual dividend rate is 6.96, up from 2.235 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011871879The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.56. The current Payout Ratio is 170.61% for AVGO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-20 with an ex-dividend date of 1742428800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-15 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
