Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Holdings Decreased by Titleist Asset Management LLC

Titleist Asset Management LLC decreased its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 31,308 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,940 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for about 0.9% of Titleist Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Titleist Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $10,329,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Broadcom by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 483,442,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $133,261,046,000 after buying an additional 6,222,802 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Broadcom by 0.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 185,276,987 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $51,071,601,000 after acquiring an additional 873,963 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 108,610,718 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $29,827,649,000 after buying an additional 2,226,585 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Broadcom during the 2nd quarter worth about $18,579,549,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 38,449,630 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,598,641,000 after buying an additional 2,978,768 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In related news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total value of $10,434,600.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 277,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $96,428,573.34. This represents a 9.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 38,281 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.65, for a total transaction of $12,542,769.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 266,494 shares in the company, valued at $87,316,759.10. This represents a 12.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 779,901 shares of company stock worth $284,069,237. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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Broadcom Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $343.94 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.63 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.26, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.21. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $138.10 and a 1-year high of $414.61. The business has a 50 day moving average of $347.75 and a 200 day moving average of $339.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. The business 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%. The company’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 earned $1.42 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a positive change from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.62%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on AVGO. Wolfe Research raised shares of Broadcom from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $430.00 price target (up previously from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. UBS Group set a $475.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $500.00 target price (up previously from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $437.28.

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About Broadcom

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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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