Genus Capital Management Inc. Lowers Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Genus Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 12.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 43,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 6,120 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for about 1.8% of Genus Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Genus Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $15,202,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Baring Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $470,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Five Oceans Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 8,191 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,835,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Private Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,273 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,410,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV now owns 2,168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,638 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $540,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Broadcom Price Performance

AVGO stock opened at $446.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.12 trillion, a P/E ratio of 87.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.43. The business’s 50-day moving average is $383.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $358.56. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $234.90 and a 1 year high of $448.90.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 36.57%.Broadcom’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.60 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.78%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Broadcom news, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total value of $358,310.00. Following the sale, the director owned 32,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,592,045.12. This trade represents a 3.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $16,236,940.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 278,141 shares in the company, valued at $89,450,145.60. This represents a 15.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AVGO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Broadcom from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $582.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Broadcom from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Broadcom from $462.00 to $470.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $454.55.

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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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