Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Shares Acquired by Greenwich Wealth Management LLC

Greenwich Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 11.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,164 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,535 shares during the period. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $5,248,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 10.7% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 77,411 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,539,000 after purchasing an additional 7,499 shares during the last quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 2.6% in the third quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 173,759 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $57,325,000 after purchasing an additional 4,442 shares during the last quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 248.2% in the third quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc now owns 26,238 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $8,603,000 after purchasing an additional 18,703 shares during the last quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 121.3% in the fourth quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 30,631 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,507,000 after purchasing an additional 16,789 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 406.1% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 11,994 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,151,000 after purchasing an additional 9,624 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other news, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 38,841 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $12,491,265.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 96,147 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,920,875.20. This trade represents a 28.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 36,292 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $11,671,507.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 327,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,407,616. The trade was a 9.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249 in the last three months. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Broadcom News Summary

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Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AVGO opened at $385.73 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $396.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $361.90. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $241.11 and a 1-year high of $495.00. The firm has a market cap of $1.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.04. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.The business had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.58 earnings per share. Broadcom’s revenue was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 43.33%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AVGO has been the subject of several analyst reports. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $575.00 price objective (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 price target on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings raised Broadcom from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Benchmark increased their price target on Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Seaport Research Partners reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Broadcom presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $490.13.

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Broadcom Company Profile

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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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