Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. Buys Shares of 1,659 Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 1,659 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $574,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AVGO. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in Broadcom by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 77,411 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,539,000 after buying an additional 7,499 shares during the last quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Broadcom by 2.6% in the third quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 173,759 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $57,325,000 after buying an additional 4,442 shares during the last quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 248.2% during the third quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc now owns 26,238 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,603,000 after acquiring an additional 18,703 shares during the period. Sovran Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Broadcom by 121.3% during the fourth quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 30,631 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,507,000 after acquiring an additional 16,789 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in shares of Broadcom by 406.1% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 11,994 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,151,000 after acquiring an additional 9,624 shares during the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AVGO opened at $385.73 on Monday. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $241.11 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $396.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $362.04. The company has a market capitalization of $1.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.29, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.41.

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 9.97 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%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total transaction of $16,236,940.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 278,141 shares in the company, valued at approximately $89,450,145.60. This represents a 15.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 38,841 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $12,491,265.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 96,147 shares in the company, valued at $30,920,875.20. The trade was a 28.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $490.00 price objective (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $582.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $525.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $490.13.

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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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