Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. Sells 7,554 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. trimmed its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 390,416 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 7,554 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for about 1.2% of Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $135,123,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Providence First Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1,099.3% during the 3rd quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 8,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,944,000 after acquiring an additional 8,179 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 323,587 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $109,492,000 after purchasing an additional 10,786 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 38,961 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $12,854,000 after purchasing an additional 3,357 shares during the period. Wright Investors Service Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wright Investors Service Inc. now owns 42,159 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $13,909,000 after purchasing an additional 2,178 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 10.7% in the 3rd 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 period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Insider Activity

In other news, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total transaction of $712,354.00. Following the sale, the director owned 18,164 shares in the company, valued at $6,411,892. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total transaction of $358,310.00. Following 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. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Price Performance

NASDAQ AVGO opened at $405.45 on Thursday. Broadcom Inc. has a 12 month low of $184.02 and a 12 month high of $429.31. The stock has a market cap of $1.92 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.19, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50 day moving average is $345.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $349.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.57% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm’s revenue was up 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.60 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.78%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on AVGO shares. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Broadcom from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Broadcom from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $410.00 to $430.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Broadcom from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Broadcom from $462.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $435.30.

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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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