Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Stock Position Lowered by EJMK Ventures LLC

EJMK Ventures LLC decreased its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 19.0% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,838 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,834 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for about 1.4% of EJMK Ventures LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. EJMK Ventures LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $2,426,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVGO. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter valued at $24,252,196,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its stake in Broadcom by 895.2% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 12,689,800 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,391,940,000 after acquiring an additional 11,414,701 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 5,040,801 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in Broadcom by 499.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 4,694,313 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Broadcom by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $167,064,997,000 after acquiring an additional 3,919,715 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Broadcom Price Performance

Broadcom stock opened at $360.45 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $269.58 and a 1-year high of $495.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $407.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $362.49. The company has a market capitalization of $1.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 60.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.45.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 41.61%. Broadcom’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.58 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 43.33%.

Key Broadcom News

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AVGO. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Broadcom from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $490.00 price objective (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Broadcom from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Bank of America lifted their target price 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. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $535.00 price target (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. One research 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Broadcom presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $493.24.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In related news, Director Harry L. You bought 1,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $373.57 per share, for a total transaction of $373,570.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at $14,369,743.62. This trade represents a 2.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.23, for a total value of $3,452,300.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 787,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $271,759,532.32. The trade was a 1.25% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 60,987 shares of company stock worth $21,899,980 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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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