Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Shares Sold by DNB Asset Management AS

DNB Asset Management AS cut its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,380,209 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 96,797 shares during the period. Broadcom makes up approximately 1.7% of DNB Asset Management AS’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. DNB Asset Management AS’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $455,345,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. JCIC Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Broadcom in the third quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Broadcom in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other news, 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 value of $12,542,769.65. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 266,494 shares in the company, valued at $87,316,759.10. This trade represents a 12.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Henry Samueli sold 320,316 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.53, for a total value of $128,296,167.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 37,326,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,950,399,066.20. The trade was a 0.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 779,101 shares of company stock valued at $283,804,325 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Performance

AVGO stock opened at $321.70 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 67.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $336.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $342.20. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $138.10 and a 1-year high of $414.61.

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

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. This is a boost from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.62%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AVGO shares. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. DA Davidson raised shares of Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $500.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group set a $475.00 target price on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $433.13.

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Broadcom Company 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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