Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Stock Holdings Cut by State of Alaska Department of Revenue

State of Alaska Department of Revenue reduced its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 4.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 593,388 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 24,521 shares during the period. Broadcom makes up 2.0% of State of Alaska Department of Revenue’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. State of Alaska Department of Revenue’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $195,763,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in AVGO. Sawyer & Company Inc increased its stake in Broadcom by 62.1% during the second quarter. Sawyer & Company Inc now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Broadcom in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, LGT Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Broadcom during the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Broadcom Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of AVGO opened at $339.89 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.41, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $138.10 and a 1-year high of $414.61. The company has a 50-day moving average of $359.19 and a 200 day moving average of $332.62.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 37.45%. The business had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.46 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.42 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is a boost from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.62%.

Broadcom News Summary

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Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.12, for a total transaction of $10,413,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 210,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $73,094,099.76. This represents a 12.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total value of $10,434,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 277,237 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,428,573.34. This represents a 9.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 779,901 shares of company stock worth $284,069,237 over the last quarter. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on AVGO. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $435.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $400.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $370.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $435.57.

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Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology company that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions for a broad range of markets. The company’s semiconductor business provides components and systems for wired and wireless communications, enterprise and cloud storage, networking and broadband access, serving original equipment manufacturers, cloud service providers, telecommunications carriers and industrial customers worldwide. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, California, and operates globally with research, development and sales organizations across North America, Europe and Asia.

On the semiconductor side, Broadcom’s portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) solutions, radio-frequency and connectivity components, Ethernet switching and PHY devices, storage adapters and controllers, optical transceivers and other networking silicon.

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