Why we're raising our price target on Broadcom despite its post-earnings sell-off

Cnbc · Jun 03, 2026 · 1254 words · By Jeff Marks

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Broadcom posted strong quarterly results after the bell on Wednesday, but didn't provide enough upside to its guidance to move the stock higher.

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What happened

Broadcom posted strong quarterly results after the bell on Wednesday, but didn't provide enough upside to its guidance to move the stock higher.

Why it matters

Revenue in the fiscal second quarter of 2026, which ended May 3, was $22.19 billion, a slight miss versus the $22.27 billion consensus forecast, according to estimates compiled by LSEG.

Common ground

Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) increased 54% to $2.44, beating expectations of $2.40, LSEG data showed.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “The company expects fiscal third-quarter adjusted EBITDA to be approximately 68% of projected revenue, or $19.992 billion.”

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Claim 2: “For its current (third) fiscal quarter, Broadcom forecast total revenue of about $29.4 billion”

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Claim 3: “Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) increased 54% to $2.44”

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Multiple financial news reports confirm that adjusted EPS increased 54% to $2.44.

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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 — Broadcom Corporation was an American fabless semiconductor company that made products for the wireless and broadband communication industry. It was acquired by Avago Technologies for $37 billion in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom_Corporation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tan Hock Eng (Chinese: 陳福陽; pinyin: Chén Fúyáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Hok-iâng; born 1951 or 1952) is a Malaysian-born Chinese-American business executive. He is the CEO of Broadcom Inc. He was the third-h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hock_Tan

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Claim 4: “With OpenAI, Broadcom reiterated it has a contractual commitment to deploy 1.3 GW of compute in 2027 as part of the larger 10 GW by 2029 deal.”

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Claim 5: “Also in April, Broadcom struck a deal with Anthropic to supply an additional 5 gigawatt (GW) of next-generation TPU-based compute, beginning in 2027.”

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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 — In 2009, the company founded the Broadcom Foundation as a non-profit corporation with a $50M investment, at the direction of Henry Samueli, the company's co-founder, and then-Broadcom Chief Executive …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcom_Corporation

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web search NEUTRAL — Broadcom provides semiconductors and infrastructure software for global organizations’ complex, mission-critical needs. We combine long-term R&D investment with superb execution to deliver the best te…
https://www.broadcom.com/

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Claim 6: “backed his target of at least $100 billion in fiscal year 2027”

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Multiple sources confirm Hock Tan's target of AI chip revenue exceeding $100 billion by fiscal year 2027.

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web search NEUTRAL — Broadcom's CEO, Hock Tan, recently shared projections that AI chip revenue could "significantly exceed $100 billion" by 2027. This forecast underscores the immense growth potential and the critical ro…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cnbc_broadcom-ceo-hock-tan-se…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hock Tan's forecast of over $100 billion in AI chip revenue would represent a fivefold jump from 2025, powered by partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and four other major customers.
https://cryptobriefing.com/broadcom-10-gigawatts-ai-shipment…

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web search NEUTRAL — Why Broadcom stock kept sliding after a record AI quarter. Investors expected Broadcom to raise its AI forecast, but it didn’t. Instead of lifting the company’s target of more than $100 billion in AI …
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/broadcom-ceo-unnerves-bigg…

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Claim 7: “Adjusted EBITDA grew 52% to $15.24 billion in the quarter”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is an American manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers, including ammonia, urea, and ammonium nitrate products. The company is based in Northbrook, Illino…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cypress Semiconductor Corporation was an American semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It offered NOR flash memories, F-RAM and SRAM Traveo microcontrollers, PSoCs, PMICs, capacitive touch-…
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Claim 8: “In Semiconductor Solutions... revenue growth accelerated to 78.5%, from 52.4% a year ago.”

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Claim 9: “And with Meta, the company expects to deploy 3 GW of compute capacity through the end of 2028.”

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Claim 10: “In Broadcom's other operating segment, Infrastructure Software... revenue of $7.18 billion fell short of Wall Street expectations of $7.32 billion”

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Claim 11: “Third-quarter semiconductor revenue is expected to be $20.5 billion, with AI revenue growing more than 200% year over year to $16 billion”

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Claim 12: “CEO Hock Tan reiterated expectations of delivering $56 billion of AI semiconductor revenues in fiscal year 2026”

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Multiple sources confirm that Broadcom reiterated its FY 2026 AI semiconductor revenue guidance of $56 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Q2 semiconductor revenue from AI of $10.8 billion grew 143% year-over-year ... AI accelerators and AI networking," said Hock Tan , President and CEO of ...
https://investors.broadcom.com/news-releases/news-release-de…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Broadcom CEO Hock Tan kept full-year Al semiconductor guidance unchanged at 'in excess of $100 billion,' puncturing sky-high expectations.
https://www.facebook.com/detroitfreepress/posts/broadcom-ceo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Broadcom also reiterated FY 2026 AI semiconductor revenue of $56 billion and reiterated FY 2027 AI semiconductor revenue guidance in excess of ...
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Claim 13: “In April, Broadcom entered into a long-term agreement with Google to develop and supply multiple generations of tensor processing units (TPUs) and AI networking.”

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The evidence provided for this claim contains only general company descriptions from Wikipedia and the official website; there is no mention of a specific April agreement with Google for TPUs.

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Claim 14: “The company has received purchase orders totaling $6 billion from those customers [two unnamed customers].”

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Claim 15: “The reported revenue of $15 billion exceeded expectations of $14.7 billion, according to FactSet.”

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Claim 16: “the network segment was about 40% of second-quarter AI semiconductor revenue.”

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Claim 17: “Adjusted operating income is expected to be roughly 67% of projected revenue, or about $19.698 billion.”

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Claim 18: “Infrastructure software revenue is expected to reach $8.9 billion.”

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Claim 19: “On an annual basis, revenue rose 48%.”

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Multiple sources, including CNBC and official earnings reports, explicitly state that revenue climbed 48% from the prior year period.

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Claim 20: “The company said on the earnings call that it booked more than $30 billion of AI semiconductor orders in the quarter”

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Claim 21: “Tan announced on the call that it is creating an AI special purpose vehicle (SPV) with Apollo and Blackstone .”

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Claim 22: “Revenue in the fiscal second quarter of 2026, which ended May 3, was $22.19 billion”

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Multiple independent sources (CNBC and official earnings reports) confirm the revenue of $22.19 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.

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Claim 23: “AI semiconductor revenue surged 143% year over year to $10.8 billion”

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