We recently published a list of 13 Best NASDAQ Stocks to Buy So Far in 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) stands against other NASDAQ stocks to buy in 2025.

On April 4, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives appeared on CNBC to discuss the potential impact of current tariffs and compared the situation to an economic armageddon. If the current tariffs remain in place, Ives thinks it would lead to a 15% to 20% demand reduction across the board. He thinks that investor anxiety is much higher considering how things were in the March 2020 COVID-19 crash earlier. The analyst thinks that investors should now focus on the likelihood of tariff adjustments from comments about negotiations, the impact on consumer-focused companies, and the potential for demand destruction. He even thinks that companies may refuse to provide guidance in the first-quarter earnings calls due to the persistent tariff uncertainty.

Ives thinks that a lot of tech companies will not be able to absorb high tariff increases and rather this cost will be passed on to the consumers which will lead to significant margin erosion and even potential sales declines. He indicated that tech stocks are currently pricing in a 10% to 15% cut to numbers. He suggests that investors should now look at companies with strong long-term potential as he believes earnings may normalize in 2025 and 2026. The analyst also addressed the defensive performance of defense contractors. While acknowledging the relative stability here, Ives cautioned that even these even such sectors are not immune to tariffs. He noted the significant foreign component, specifically 40% to 50% in some instances, in hardware and other sectors.

Our Methodology

We sifted through the financial media reports to compile a list of the top NASDAQ stocks to buy for 2025. We then selected the 13 stocks that were the most popular among elite hedge funds and that analysts were bullish on. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of the number of hedge funds that have stakes in them, as of Q4 2024. The hedge fund data was sourced from Insider Monkey’s database which tracks the moves of over 900 elite money managers.

Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 161

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is a semiconductor devices and infrastructure software company. It focuses on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor-based devices and analog III-V-based products. Its segments include Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software. Its offerings range from optical & copper physical layer devices, to set-top box SoCs, and Bluetooth to camera microcontrollers.

The company’s revenue for its Semiconductor Solutions rose by 11% year-over-year in FQ1 2025 mainly due to its AI revenue in particular, which alone rose by 77%. In FQ2, this AI revenue is expected to surge by 44% due to hyperscale customers that heavily invest in next-gen AI models. By FY27, 3 of these customers will potentially create a SAM of $60-$90 billion. Such clients also help the company develop systems to support massive AI clusters that range from 500,000 to 1,000,000 AI accelerators.

On March 7, Piper Sandler reaffirmed its Overweight rating on Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) with a $250 price target due to its strong AI performance. Notably, the company is developing the industry’s first 2-nanometer AI XPU. Beyond its current 3 hyperscale customers, the company is engaged with 4 additional customers to develop custom accelerators for training next-gen frontier models.

Renaissance Large Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) was another large contributor in the quarter after reporting solid operating results. The company presented an optimistic outlook, driven by its dominant position in artificial intelligence application-specific chipsets. In addition, the company should continue to benefit from its leading position in several end markets including data centers and cloud infrastructure, which have favorable secular growth trends. Broadcom is also seeing margin expansion and improved visibility, as the mix of software revenues increases, following the acquisition of VMWare.”

Overall, AVGO ranks 7th on our list of the best NASDAQ stocks to buy so far in 2025. While we acknowledge the growth potential of AVGO, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold great promise for delivering high returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AVGO but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.