Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) Trading Down 1.5% - Here's What Happened

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report)'s stock price was down 1.5% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $172.85 and last traded at $173.51. Approximately 2,902,335 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 90% from the average daily volume of 29,539,709 shares. The stock had previously closed at $176.22.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $210.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, September 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 6th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Broadcom from $176.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, September 6th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded Broadcom to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $192.79.

Broadcom Trading Down 1.0 %

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $171.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $158.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $815.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 151.55, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.17.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 30.12%. The firm had revenue of $13.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 47.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were paid a dividend of $0.53 per share. This is a boost from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 19th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 184.19%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 150,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.94, for a total transaction of $25,941,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,181,910 shares in the company, valued at $204,399,515.40. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 150,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.94, for a total transaction of $25,941,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,181,910 shares in the company, valued at $204,399,515.40. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 750 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.53, for a total transaction of $130,897.50. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 34,750 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,064,917.50. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 311,080 shares of company stock worth $53,540,590. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Broadcom

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. Castleview Partners LLC grew its holdings in Broadcom by 1,030.8% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 147 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 242.9% during the first quarter. Delta Asset Management LLC TN now owns 24 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1,073.7% during the third quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 223 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 900.0% in the third quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 240 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Krane Funds Advisors LLC bought a new position in Broadcom in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company's stock.

Broadcom Company Profile

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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