Sutton Place Investors LLC Invests $1.61 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Sutton Place Investors LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,263 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,610,000. Broadcom makes up approximately 0.8% of Sutton Place Investors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $167,064,997,000 after buying an additional 3,919,715 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 190,084,351 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $65,788,194,000 after acquiring an additional 5,040,801 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Broadcom by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 111,277,280 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $38,396,634,000 after acquiring an additional 1,548,699 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Broadcom by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 85,546,083 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $29,607,500,000 after acquiring an additional 2,491,644 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Broadcom during the 4th quarter valued at about $24,252,196,000. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Broadcom Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $358.76 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 59.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $387.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $375.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.01. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $287.17 and a 1 year high of $495.00.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 43.33%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on AVGO shares. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Broadcom in a research note on Thursday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $455.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $535.00 price target (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Zacks Research lowered Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $502.00 price objective on Broadcom and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $582.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Twenty-nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $491.97.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In related news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total transaction of $10,033,250.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 194,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,254,935.37. This represents a 11.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total transaction of $728,368.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 31,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,072,413.88. This trade represents a 5.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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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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