Jim Cramer sees an opportunity in Broadcom's 15% plunge, with one key caveat

Cnbc · Jun 04, 2026 · 538 words · By Natasha Abellard

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Don't let Broadcom's 15% post-earnings drop on Thursday fool you, says Jim Cramer: You want to own it.

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What happened

Don't let Broadcom's 15% post-earnings drop on Thursday fool you, says Jim Cramer: You want to own it.

Why it matters

"Every time there's been this kind of huge break in the stock, you have to buy it," Jim said on 'Squawk on the Street' Thursday.

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However, Jim advised investors to wait a day or two to let all the sellers be flushed out and give the stock a chance to stabilize.

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Claim 1: “Macquarie analysts downgraded Broadcom's stock to a hold-equivalent rating Thursday, slashing its price target to $437 from $513.”

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Three independent web sources confirm Macquarie downgraded the stock to Neutral (hold-equivalent) and lowered the price target from $513 to $437 on Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Investing.com -- Investment bank Macquarie has downgraded Broadcom from Outperform to Neutral, citing growing concerns that key customer ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/broadc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 ... Broadcom (AVGO) just handed the market a bear case with a name attached. One day after record results, Macquarie cut Broadcom to Neutral and ...
https://www.tikr.com/blog/broadcom-just-got-downgraded-by-a-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... 12:14PM EDT, 06/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Macquarie Downgrades Broadcom to Neutral From Outperform, Adjusts PT to $437 From $513Price: ...
https://www.moomoo.com/news/post/71075544/macquarie-downgrad…

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Claim 2: “Broadcom's 15% post-earnings drop on Thursday”

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Multiple sources confirm the stock dropped on Thursday following earnings, but the specific percentage is reported as 'roughly 12%' by one source, not 15%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crystal HD is Broadcom's hardware semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) core that performs video decoding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom_Crystal_HD

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russell 1000 Index is a U.S. stock market index that tracks the largest 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index, which represent about 93% of the total market capitalization of that index. The inde…
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Claim 3: “For the 2026 fiscal year, Broadcom expects to hit AI semiconductor revenue of $56 billion, up about 180% from fiscal year 2025.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the projection of $56 billion AI semiconductor revenue for fiscal 2026, representing an approximate 180% increase from 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Broadcom's product offerings se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of notable companies that primarily focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Companies that simply make use of AI but have a different primary focus are not included.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
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Claim 4: “reiterate our AI semiconductor revenue guidance to be in excess of $100 billion”

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The claim is explicitly confirmed by a cross-reference to CNBC and mentioned in the context of fiscal 2027 guidance in web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stargate Project, incorporated in Delaware as Stargate LLC, is an American multinational artificial intelligence (AI) joint venture created by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and investment firm MGX. The ve…
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Claim 5: “Broadcom reported record AI semiconductor revenue of $10.8 billion, up 143% year over year”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Q2 AI semiconductor revenue of $10.8 billion and a 143% year-over-year increase.

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Claim 6: “JPMorgan, however, raised its price target to $580 from $500 and reiterated a buy rating”

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Multiple independent sources confirm JPMorgan raised the price target from $500 to $580 and maintained an overweight/buy rating.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Now for the news. JPMorgan raised its price target on Broadcom to $580 from $500, while keeping an overweight rating, according to Investing.com ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/jpmorgan-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Investing.com - JPMorgan raised its price target on Broadcom Limited (NASDAQ:AVGO) to $580 from $500 while maintaining an Overweight rating ...
https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/jpmorgan-rais…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... JPMorgan raised Broadcom's price target to $580 from $500. KeyBanc ... Analyst Blayne Curtis stuck with a Buy rating on Broadcom stock ...
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/5-star-analyst-re…

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Claim 7: “BofA Securities, Raymond James, and KeyBanc also upped their price targets”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that BofA Securities, Raymond James, and KeyBanc increased their price targets.

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Claim 8: “Tan added that the AI semiconductor strength should continue into fiscal year 2028, thanks to its six core customers, including recently expanded partnerships with Google , Anthropic, and Meta .”

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While general company information is available, the specific quote from Hock Tan regarding fiscal 2028 and the list of six core customers (Google, Anthropic, Meta) was not found in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom

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web search NEUTRAL — Broadcom delivers semiconductors and infrastructure software for global enterprises’ most complex, mission-critical needs.
https://www.broadcom.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Broadcom's diverse product portfolio includes leading semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
https://www.broadcom.com/products

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Claim 9: “Broadcom was red-hot coming into the print, up over 19% on the year and hitting a fresh closing high of around $481 Tuesday.”

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Web search results confirm the stock peaked at a closing high near $481 in early June.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Bancorp (stylized as us bancorp) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and incorporated in Delaware. It is the 7th-largest bank in the United St…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raspberry Pi ( PY) is a series of small single-board computers (SBCs) originally developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in collaboration with Broadcom. To commercialize the pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi

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