Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) Stock Price Down 1.6% - Here's What Happened

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) shares traded down 1.6% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $222.96 and last traded at $223.16. 4,315,165 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 26,996,543 shares. The stock had previously closed at $226.74.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $255.00 price objective (up previously from $210.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $175.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $205.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $225.04.

Broadcom Stock Down 3.9 %

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $230.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $189.26. The company has a market cap of $1.02 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 177.93, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 12th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.03. Broadcom had a return on equity of 28.00% and a net margin of 11.43%. The company had revenue of $14.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 51.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd. This is a boost from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Broadcom's payout ratio is currently 191.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 20,168 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.79, for a total transaction of $4,815,916.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 321,660 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $76,809,191.40. The trade was a 5.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Eddy W. Hartenstein sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.64, for a total value of $918,560.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 46,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,655,296. This represents a 7.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 191,278 shares of company stock valued at $44,964,800. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Broadcom

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Canton Hathaway LLC acquired a new position in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company's stock.

About Broadcom

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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