Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. Takes $41.45 Million Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 133,990 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $41,450,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fullerton Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Fullerton Advisors LLC now owns 1,989 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $616,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co raised its position in Broadcom by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co now owns 5,350 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,656,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. RFG Holdings Inc. raised its position in Broadcom by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 8,499 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,631,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.1% during the first quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,501 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $774,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Planning LLC grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 0.7% during the first quarter. Capital Planning LLC now owns 4,044 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,252,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AVGO. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 price objective on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Dbs Bank upgraded Broadcom to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $575.00 target price (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $493.24.

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Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total value of $598,923.72. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,426 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,514,884.36. This trade represents a 8.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Harry L. You bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $373.57 per share, for a total transaction of $373,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 38,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,369,743.62. This represents a 2.67% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 61,644 shares of company stock valued at $24,016,214 over the last 90 days. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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Broadcom Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ AVGO opened at $392.47 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.87 trillion, a PE ratio of 65.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.45. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $398.28 and its 200 day moving average is $366.58. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $281.61 and a twelve month high of $495.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 41.61%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.58 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.33%.

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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