Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Grows Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 10.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,136,360 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 309,336 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises 3.5% of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $1,085,559,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. bought a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Family CFO Inc bought a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its stake in Broadcom by 88.9% in the 4th quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 119 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AVGO opened at $385.73 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $396.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $362.04. Broadcom Inc. has a one year low of $241.11 and a one year high of $495.00. The firm has a market cap of $1.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.41.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.The firm had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.58 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.97 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.33%.

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Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 39,116 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.61, for a total value of $12,580,096.76. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 74,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,000,467.86. This represents a 34.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 36,292 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $11,671,507.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 327,760 shares in the company, valued at approximately $105,407,616. This represents a 9.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on AVGO. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $575.00 target price (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Broadcom from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $525.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $502.00 price objective on Broadcom and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One 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, Broadcom presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $490.13.

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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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