Long Run Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 641.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,714 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after purchasing an additional 6,674 shares during the period. Long Run Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Broadcom were worth $1,331,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AXA S.A. grew its position in shares of Broadcom by 2.7% during the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 291,078 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $467,334,000 after acquiring an additional 7,608 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 943.3% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 20,136 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $3,473,000 after purchasing an additional 18,206 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. grew its position in Broadcom by 947.2% during the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 689,858 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $119,000,000 after purchasing an additional 623,983 shares during the last quarter. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Broadcom by 912.6% in the third quarter. Summit Place Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,802 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $1,691,000 after purchasing an additional 8,834 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 913.0% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 78,977 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $13,624,000 after buying an additional 71,181 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company's stock.
In related news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.37, for a total value of $8,168,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,331,910 shares in the company, valued at approximately $217,594,136.70. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 150,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.94, for a total value of $25,941,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,181,910 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $204,399,515.40. This trade represents a 0.00 % 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, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.37, for a total transaction of $8,168,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,331,910 shares of the company's stock, valued at $217,594,136.70. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 311,080 shares of company stock valued at $53,540,590 in the last quarter. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Several brokerages recently issued reports on AVGO. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Broadcom from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Broadcom from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $2,000.00 to $200.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $192.79.
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Shares of NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $183.64 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $857.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 159.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.17. Broadcom Inc. has a 52-week low of $90.31 and a 52-week high of $186.42. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $170.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $157.78.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $13.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.98 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 30.12%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 47.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.95 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 3.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were issued a $0.53 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 19th. This is an increase from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.15%. Broadcom's payout ratio is 184.19%.
Broadcom Inc designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software.
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