Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 913.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,977 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 71,181 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC's holdings in Broadcom were worth $13,624,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AVGO. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Broadcom by 3.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 44,651,273 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $59,181,244,000 after purchasing an additional 1,303,462 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 858.7% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 18,369,841 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $3,168,798,000 after purchasing an additional 16,453,718 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 855.4% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 12,674,158 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $2,186,292,000 after purchasing an additional 11,347,563 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 43.9% in the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 4,141,025 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $5,488,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,263,957 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in Broadcom by 2.2% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,963,063 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $6,362,816,000 after acquiring an additional 83,846 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company's stock.
Broadcom Price Performance
NASDAQ:AVGO traded down $2.16 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $171.35. 20,065,707 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,388,145. The firm has a market cap of $797.61 billion, a PE ratio of 7.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.17. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.83 and a twelve month high of $186.42. The stock's 50-day moving average is $167.93 and its 200-day moving average is $154.14. 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 (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $13.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.98 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 30.12% and a net margin of 10.88%. The business's revenue was up 47.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Broadcom Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were issued a dividend of $0.53 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 19th. This is a boost from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.24%. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio is currently 9.12%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price target on Broadcom from $2,400.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 6th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $173.50 to $170.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Broadcom from $176.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 6th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $210.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, September 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Broadcom currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $191.54.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom
In other Broadcom news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 25,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.27, for a total transaction of $4,240,404.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 753,280 shares in the company, valued at $126,754,425.60. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 150,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,181,910 shares in the company, valued at approximately $204,399,515.40. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 25,200 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.27, for a total value of $4,240,404.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 753,280 shares of the company's stock, valued at $126,754,425.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 311,080 shares of company stock worth $53,540,590 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.
About Broadcom
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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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