Three Seasons Wealth LLC reduced its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) by 25.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,875 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,362 shares during the period. Three Seasons Wealth LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $2,128,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fullerton Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% in the first quarter. Fullerton Advisors LLC now owns 1,989 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $616,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co raised its holdings in Broadcom by 0.5% during the first quarter. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co now owns 5,350 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,656,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. boosted its position in Broadcom by 0.3% during the first quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 8,499 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,631,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Broadcom by 1.1% during the first quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,501 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $774,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Planning LLC grew its stake in Broadcom by 0.7% in the first quarter. Capital Planning LLC now owns 4,044 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,252,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America boosted their price target on Broadcom from $450.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $515.00 target price (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Broadcom from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $493.24.
More Broadcom News
Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Standard Chartered chose Broadcom to support a long-term modernization of its global banking infrastructure, underscoring Broadcom’s role in secure private-cloud and enterprise networking solutions. Standard Chartered Selects Broadcom to Deliver Secure, Always-On Banking Services at Global Scale
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary continues to describe Broadcom as a core AI beneficiary, and some analysts have raised price targets even after the stock pullback. As Shares Fall, Analyst Are Boosting Their Broadcom Price Targets
- Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom remains a major talking point in AI-focused market coverage, with some investors viewing it as an indicator for the broader market and semiconductor cycle. Jim Cramer Says Broadcom Will Tell You When the Market Is About to Turn
- Negative Sentiment: Broadcom is facing renewed skepticism around valuation, with one report asking whether the AI story has made the stock too expensive. Has Broadcom Become Too Expensive for Its AI Story?
- Negative Sentiment: The stock is also being hit by a broader selloff in semiconductor names as investors rotate away from AI-capex winners and worry about a slowdown in chip spending. Marvell Drops 8% as AI Capex Slowdown Fears Weigh on Chips; Broadcom, AMD, and Intel Slide
- Negative Sentiment: Broadcom is also dealing with regulatory uncertainty after reports said it faces an EU antitrust review tied to VMware licensing changes. Broadcom (AVGO) Faces EU Antitrust Review Over VMware Licensing Changes
Broadcom Stock Performance
AVGO opened at $370.83 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Broadcom Inc. has a 12-month low of $273.00 and a 12-month high of $495.00. The business has a 50 day moving average of $401.29 and a 200-day moving average of $365.31. The stock has a market cap of $1.76 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.81, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.45.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current year.
Broadcom Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is currently 43.33%.
Insider Activity at Broadcom
In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total value of $10,033,250.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 194,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,254,935.37. This represents a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total transaction of $598,923.72. Following the sale, the director owned 17,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,514,884.36. This represents a 8.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 61,644 shares of company stock valued at $24,016,214 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.
About Broadcom
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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