Broadcom Inc. $AVGO is Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s 7th Largest Position

Triglav Investments D.O.O. decreased its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 21.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 167,401 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 45,784 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for 3.6% of Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Triglav Investments D.O.O.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $55,221,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Broadcom by 2.4% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,703,487 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $469,566,000 after buying an additional 39,466 shares in the last quarter. Capital Counsel LLC NY bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $221,000. Waterloo Capital L.P. raised its position in shares of Broadcom by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 48,361 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $13,331,000 after acquiring an additional 3,180 shares in the last quarter. Providence First Trust Co lifted its stake in Broadcom by 1,099.3% during the third quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 8,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,944,000 after purchasing an additional 8,179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RiverFront Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 107.6% in the second quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 16,524 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,555,000 after purchasing an additional 8,566 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 130,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.02, for a total transaction of $42,382,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 595,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $194,189,900.76. This trade represents a 17.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 38,281 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.65, for a total value of $12,542,769.65. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 266,494 shares in the company, valued at $87,316,759.10. This represents a 12.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 779,901 shares of company stock valued at $284,069,237. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Trading Up 7.1%

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $332.49 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.58 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.85, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.71. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $138.10 and a 1 year high of $414.61. The business has a fifty day moving average of $348.59 and a 200-day moving average of $339.31.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 37.45%. The company’s revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.42 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is 54.62%.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Evercore increased their target price on shares of Broadcom from $342.00 to $403.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $385.00 to $485.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Bank of America upped their target price on Broadcom from $460.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Broadcom currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $437.28.

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Broadcom Company Profile

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Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology company that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions for a broad range of markets. The company’s semiconductor business provides components and systems for wired and wireless communications, enterprise and cloud storage, networking and broadband access, serving original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, telecommunications carriers and industrial customers worldwide. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, California, and operates globally with research, development and sales organizations across North America, Europe and Asia.

On the semiconductor side, Broadcom’s portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) solutions, radio-frequency and connectivity components, Ethernet switching and PHY devices, storage adapters and controllers, optical transceivers and other networking silicon.

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