Emerald Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 900.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,670 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 11,403 shares during the quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC's holdings in Broadcom were worth $2,186,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. AXA S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.7% in the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 291,078 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $467,334,000 after acquiring an additional 7,608 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in Broadcom by 943.3% in the third quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 20,136 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $3,473,000 after buying an additional 18,206 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 947.2% in the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 689,858 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $119,000,000 after acquiring an additional 623,983 shares during the period. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 912.6% in the third quarter. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,802 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $1,691,000 after acquiring an additional 8,834 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 913.0% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 78,977 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $13,624,000 after buying an additional 71,181 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Broadcom Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:AVGO traded up $5.65 on Wednesday, hitting $179.55. The company had a trading volume of 23,868,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,908,316. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. Broadcom Inc. has a 52-week low of $87.62 and a 52-week high of $186.42. The business has a 50 day moving average of $169.80 and a 200 day moving average of $156.94. The company has a market cap of $838.60 billion, a PE ratio of 155.99, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.17.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.04. Broadcom had a return on equity of 30.12% and a net margin of 10.88%. The business had revenue of $13.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 47.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Broadcom Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 19th were given a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 19th. This is an increase from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio is 184.19%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 18,900 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.88, for a total transaction of $3,456,432.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 380,560 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,596,812.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 18,900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.88, for a total transaction of $3,456,432.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 380,560 shares in the company, valued at $69,596,812.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.37, for a total value of $8,168,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,331,910 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $217,594,136.70. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 311,080 shares of company stock worth $53,540,590. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms recently commented on AVGO. William Blair initiated coverage on Broadcom in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Mizuho increased their price target on Broadcom from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. UBS Group raised their target price on Broadcom from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Truist Financial raised their target price on Broadcom from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Broadcom from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Broadcom has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $192.79.
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Broadcom Inc designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software.
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