Piper Jaffray analyst Harsh Kumar says he looked at Broadcom (AVGO) across several valuation metrics and the shares stood out as cheap in all earnings, free cash flow, and dividend valuation methods. The analyst believes the stand-alone company can raise its fiscal 2019 dividend to over $9.60. When including the impact of CA Technologies (CA), Kumar believes the dividend could be over $12.50 in fiscal 2020. Further, he believes Broadcom's fundamentals are healthy. The analyst reiterates an Overweight rating on the shares with a $293 price target.

Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley raised the firm's price target on Broadcom (AVGO) to $1,500 from $1,405 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares after hosting management for meetings. Broadcom is one of the unique companies that has a comprehensive view of the semis industry while also capable of providing an "intimate look" at the artificial intelligence market via custom silicon, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says management highlighted the company's inroads with the consumer-facing AI world, providing a differing viewpoint versus Nvidia's (NVDA) vision of the world - pointing to a two-part market of consumer and enterprise that could grow to a 50/50 split over time. Barclays came away from the meetings "with a valuable second opinion on the future of AI and a greater appreciation for the company's many ways to win."

Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley raised the firm's price target on Broadcom to $1,500 from $1,405 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The analyst increased the price after hosting management for meetings.