Black Swift Group LLC Has $2.39 Million Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Black Swift Group LLC lowered its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 41.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,918 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,905 shares during the period. Black Swift Group LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $2,394,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Baring Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Five Oceans Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 8,191 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,835,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Private Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,273 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,410,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV now owns 2,168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,638 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other news, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total value of $358,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 32,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,592,045.12. This represents a 3.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total transaction of $712,354.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,411,892. This represents a 10.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AVGO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 price target on shares of Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $490.13.

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Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $418.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.73. Broadcom Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $241.11 and a fifty-two week high of $495.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $394.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $361.73. The company has a market cap of $1.98 trillion, a PE ratio of 69.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.41.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 42.88%. The firm had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.89 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 50.78%.

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Broadcom 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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