Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Shares Sold by UniSuper Management Pty Ltd

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd trimmed its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 2.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,578,766 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 34,012 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises 3.3% of UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $546,411,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Baring Financial LLC grew its position in Broadcom by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Five Oceans Advisors grew its position in Broadcom by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 8,191 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,835,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV grew its position in Broadcom by 1.4% in the third quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV now owns 2,168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $715,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its position in Broadcom by 1.9% in the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,638 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $540,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc grew its position in Broadcom by 11.6% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 299 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $99,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Broadcom News Summary

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Mizuho increased their price target on Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $515.00 price target (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 price target on Broadcom and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $490.13.

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Broadcom Trading Up 3.6%

Shares of Broadcom stock opened at $385.57 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $402.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $363.19. The company has a market cap of $1.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.26, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $244.17 and a 1 year high of $495.00.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 38.85% and a return on equity of 41.61%. Broadcom’s quarterly revenue was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.58 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be paid a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.23, for a total value of $3,452,300.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 787,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $271,759,532.32. This trade represents a 1.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total transaction of $358,310.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 32,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,592,045.12. The trade was a 3.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249 in the last 90 days. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Broadcom 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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