KPP Advisory Services LLC Reduces Stake in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

KPP Advisory Services LLC reduced its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 15.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,460 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,335 shares during the quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $3,857,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 4th quarter worth about $24,252,196,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its stake in Broadcom by 895.2% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 12,689,800 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,391,940,000 after buying an additional 11,414,701 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,084,351 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $65,788,194,000 after buying an additional 5,040,801 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 499.4% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,634,232 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,858,789,000 after buying an additional 4,694,313 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Broadcom by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $167,064,997,000 after acquiring an additional 3,919,715 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In other news, Director Harry L. You acquired 1,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $373.57 per share, for a total transaction of $373,570.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at $14,369,743.62. This trade represents a 2.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 4,825 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $394.91, for a total transaction of $1,905,440.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 269,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $106,621,355.99. This trade represents a 1.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 60,987 shares of company stock worth $21,899,980 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on AVGO shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated 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. Mizuho lifted their price target on Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Broadcom from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $525.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on Broadcom from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $493.24.

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Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of AVGO opened at $360.45 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market cap of $1.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 60.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.45. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $407.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $362.49. Broadcom Inc. has a 52 week low of $269.58 and a 52 week high of $495.00.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.58 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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%.

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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