Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Shares Sold by BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S lessened its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 4.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 865,272 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 41,928 shares during the period. Broadcom makes up 2.8% of BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $263,545,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $24,252,196,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 895.2% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 12,689,800 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,391,940,000 after buying an additional 11,414,701 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Broadcom by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,084,351 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $65,788,194,000 after buying an additional 5,040,801 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Broadcom by 499.4% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,634,232 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,858,789,000 after buying an additional 4,694,313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Broadcom by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $167,064,997,000 after acquiring an additional 3,919,715 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on AVGO shares. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $545.00 price target (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $450.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Morgan Stanley set a $502.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $582.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $490.13.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 4,825 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $394.91, for a total transaction of $1,905,440.75. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 269,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $106,621,355.99. This trade represents a 1.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 17,260 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.12, for a total value of $6,077,591.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 65,932 shares in the company, valued at $23,215,975.84. The trade was a 20.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 59,385 shares of company stock valued at $21,301,057 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AVGO opened at $392.13 on Tuesday. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $246.46 and a twelve month high of $495.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $1.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.36, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $412.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $363.42.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 41.61%. The company had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.58 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s payout ratio is 43.33%.

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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