Robocap Asset Management Ltd Has $4.45 Million Holdings in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Robocap Asset Management Ltd raised its stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 359.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 12,856 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 10,056 shares during the quarter. Broadcom accounts for about 4.0% of Robocap Asset Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Robocap Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $4,449,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JCIC Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Family CFO Inc acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Shares of AVGO opened at $430.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.90. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $206.52 and a twelve month high of $437.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $352.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $351.28. The firm has a market cap of $2.04 trillion, a P/E ratio of 83.98, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.43.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.57% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.60 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 EPS 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 paid 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 payout ratio is presently 50.78%.

Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 39,116 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.61, for a total value of $12,580,096.76. Following the transaction, the insider owned 74,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,000,467.86. The trade was a 34.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total transaction of $16,236,940.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 278,141 shares in the company, valued at approximately $89,450,145.60. The trade was a 15.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on AVGO shares. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Broadcom from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Broadcom from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $462.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Broadcom from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $510.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Broadcom has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $435.30.

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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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