Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Position Reduced by Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ

Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ lessened its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 13.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,098 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,377 shares during the quarter. Broadcom comprises approximately 9.7% of Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Groesbeck Investment Management Corp NJ’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $4,981,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AVGO. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,703,487 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $469,566,000 after acquiring an additional 39,466 shares during the last quarter. Capital Counsel LLC NY purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the second quarter valued at about $221,000. Waterloo Capital L.P. lifted its stake in Broadcom by 7.0% during the second quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 48,361 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $13,331,000 after purchasing an additional 3,180 shares during the last quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 107.6% in the 2nd quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 16,524 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,555,000 after purchasing an additional 8,566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 23.6% during the 2nd quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 46,317 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $12,767,000 after purchasing an additional 8,829 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom News Roundup

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Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $354.61 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $359.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $332.57. Broadcom Inc. has a 12-month low of $138.10 and a 12-month high of $414.61. The firm has a market cap of $1.68 trillion, a PE ratio of 74.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 37.45%. Broadcom’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.42 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is presently 54.62%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $450.00 target price (up previously from $400.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $430.00 target price (up previously from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $500.00 price target (up from $460.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Broadcom from $460.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $438.00.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 1,928 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.80, for a total value of $631,998.40. Following the sale, the insider owned 23,582 shares in the company, valued at $7,730,179.60. The trade was a 7.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total transaction of $10,434,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 277,237 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,428,573.34. The trade was a 9.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 779,901 shares of company stock valued at $284,069,237 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.00% 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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