Wells Fargo Upgrades Broadcom to Overweight, $430 Price Target

Analyst: Aaron Rakers 1 min read Reproduced verbatim
Rating
Overweight
Upgraded
Target
$430
from $410 (+5%)
Outcome
Reached
on May 8, 2026
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What the analyst said

Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers raised the price target on Broadcom Limited (NASDAQ: AVGO) to $430.00 (from $410.00) while upgrading to an Overweight rating (from Equal-weight).

“We think the recent pull-back in shares of Broadcom, coupled with increasing confidence in potentially meaningful incremental catalysts looking through 2026, gives us the opportunity to get constructive.

We increase our calendar 2026 and 2027 estimates for Broadcom from $97.0B / $10.36 and $130.5B / $13.90 to $100.3B / $10.80 and $143.8B / $15.35, respectively.

Our estimate increases reflect an increase in our Broadcom AI Semiconductor revenue estimates in calendar 2026 and 2027 from $52.0B (+113% y/y) and $83.8B (+61% y/y) to $52.6B (+116% y/y) and $93.4B (+78% y/y), respectively.

This now reflects AI Compute revenue at $36.6B (+131% y/y) and $66.2 (+81% y/y) and AI Networking revenue at $16.1B (+87% y/y) and $27.2B (+69% y/y), respectively.

We maintain a relatively flat calendar 2026 and 2027 revenue estimate for Broadcom’s aggregate non-AI semiconductor revenue.

We model Broadcom’s Infrastructure Software revenue in line with the company’s guidance of low double-digit y/y growth in FY26.

Broadcom exited FY25 with a ~$73 billion Infrastructure Software backlog, up from $49 billion exiting FY24.

From a margin perspective, we model Broadcom’s semiconductor GM% to decline to ~65% in our out year estimates (vs.

68.2% in FY25) to reflect systems contributions; we believe concerns over a material decline (sub-60% GM%) are overdone.

Our estimates reflect an expectation that Broadcom can maintain a ~65%+ EBITDA margin.”

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Where the price stands

AVGO trades at $326. The 21 analysts who set a target in the last 3 months range from $400 to $630, with a median of $515. This $430 target is 17% below the median.

Since the note AVGO has moved −4% (from $340). 12-month window: day 291 of 365, closes on January 15, 2027.

Track record

This call✓ Target reached on May 8, 2026, 4 months after the note.

Firm track recordWells Fargo: 68% of its 28 targets at least a year old were reached within 12 months (#19 of 21 firms). Accuracy ranking →

Wells Fargo on Broadcom

Wells Fargo price targets on Broadcom

3 calls from December 12, 2025 to May 14, 2026. The target went from $410 to $545 (+33%). The rating moved from Hold to Buy.

Wells Fargo targetAVGO share price
  1. May 14, 2026Target raised from $430 (+27%)Buy$545
  2. January 15, 2026 This noteUpgraded to Buy, target raised from $410 (+5%)Buy$430
  3. December 12, 2025Earliest call shownHold$410
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