Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Shares Purchased by Ibex Wealth Advisors

Ibex Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 171,385 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 2,107 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for about 5.4% of Ibex Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Ibex Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Broadcom were worth $56,541,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 2nd quarter valued at about $18,579,549,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Broadcom by 1.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 483,442,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $133,261,046,000 after buying an additional 6,222,802 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom in the second quarter valued at about $1,571,438,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 115.5% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,017,340 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,658,680,000 after buying an additional 3,224,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 38,449,630 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,598,641,000 after buying an additional 2,978,768 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Broadcom news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 1,928 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $327.80, for a total value of $631,998.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 23,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,730,179.60. This represents a 7.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 70,000 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.30, for a total value of $24,311,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 132,836 shares in the company, valued at $46,133,942.80. The trade was a 34.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 779,101 shares of company stock valued at $283,804,325 in the last ninety days. 2.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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Broadcom Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $319.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.52 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.13, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Broadcom Inc. has a 12 month low of $138.10 and a 12 month high of $414.61. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $336.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $342.31.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.The company had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.42 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is a boost from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.62%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $500.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $450.00 price objective (up from $400.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $500.00 price objective (up from $460.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $433.13.

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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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