Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Position Raised by Allied Investment Advisors LLC

Allied Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 226.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,883 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,999 shares during the quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $951,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AVGO. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.4% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Capital Counsel LLC NY acquired a new position in Broadcom in the 2nd quarter worth about $221,000. Waterloo Capital L.P. increased its position in Broadcom by 7.0% in the 2nd 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. Providence First Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1,099.3% during the 3rd quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 8,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,944,000 after purchasing an additional 8,179 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RiverFront Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 107.6% during the 2nd quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 16,524 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $4,555,000 after buying an additional 8,566 shares during the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Broadcom Stock Up 7.1%

AVGO stock opened at $332.49 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.58 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50-day moving average of $348.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $338.51. Broadcom Inc. has a 52-week low of $138.10 and a 52-week high of $414.61. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The firm’s revenue was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.42 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on AVGO. Zacks Research upgraded Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, December 29th. Mizuho set a $480.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $420.00 price target on Broadcom in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $437.28.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 277,237 shares in the company, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.12, for a total transaction of $10,413,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 210,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $73,094,099.76. This trade represents a 12.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 779,901 shares of company stock valued at $284,069,237 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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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