Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) Stock Price Up 6% - Still a Buy?

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report)'s share price was up 6% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $221.96 and last traded at $218.73. Approximately 17,312,596 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 42% from the average daily volume of 29,991,107 shares. The stock had previously closed at $206.35.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Broadcom from $201.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Broadcom from $245.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Broadcom from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Broadcom from $205.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $225.04.

Broadcom Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $211.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $181.27. The company has a market cap of $1.01 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 175.91, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.17.

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

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd. This is a boost from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio is presently 192.50%.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Broadcom

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVGO. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 1,030.8% during the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 147 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 900.0% during the third quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. JDM Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 1,323.1% during the 3rd quarter. JDM Financial Group LLC now owns 185 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC raised its stake in Broadcom by 1,073.7% during the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 223 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 204 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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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