Journey Strategic Wealth LLC Sells 2,378 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Journey Strategic Wealth LLC decreased its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 76,531 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,378 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for approximately 0.7% of Journey Strategic Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $25,249,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter valued at approximately $18,579,549,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Broadcom by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 483,442,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $133,261,046,000 after purchasing an additional 6,222,802 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC acquired a new position in Broadcom in the second quarter worth $1,571,438,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 115.5% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,017,340 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,658,680,000 after purchasing an additional 3,224,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Broadcom by 8.4% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 38,449,630 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $10,598,641,000 after buying an additional 2,978,768 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Price Performance

AVGO opened at $319.55 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $336.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $342.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.52 trillion, a PE ratio of 67.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.22. Broadcom Inc. has a 52 week low of $138.10 and a 52 week high of $414.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.71.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.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 earned $1.42 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 1,928 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.80, for a total value of $631,998.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 23,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,730,179.60. This represents a 7.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 30,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 210,573 shares in the company, valued at $73,094,099.76. The trade was a 12.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 779,101 shares of company stock worth $283,804,325 over the last quarter. Insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom News Summary

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on AVGO shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Broadcom from $400.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Broadcom from $443.00 to $462.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $370.00 price objective for the company. DA Davidson upgraded Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $430.00 target price (up from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $433.13.

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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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