Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd Invests $322.59 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 932,082 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $322,594,000. Broadcom comprises 2.3% of Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in AVGO. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 499.4% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,634,232 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,858,789,000 after purchasing an additional 4,694,313 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $167,064,997,000 after purchasing an additional 3,919,715 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 47.5% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,814,757 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $3,406,211,000 after purchasing an additional 3,160,586 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Broadcom in the third quarter worth about $987,488,000. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in shares of Broadcom in the fourth quarter worth about $924,858,000. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total value of $712,354.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,411,892. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $370.52, for a total transaction of $2,964,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 57,932 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,464,964.64. The trade was a 12.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $426.58 on Friday. Broadcom Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $234.90 and a fifty-two week high of $442.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 83.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.90. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $380.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $357.94.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.57% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The business had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.60 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.78%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on AVGO shares. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $490.00 price target (up from $475.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, May 18th. Zacks Research cut shares of Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Broadcom from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $480.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $454.55.

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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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