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Broadcom Inc. $AVGO Shares Bought by Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC

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Key Points

  • Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC increased its Broadcom stake by 21.7% in Q4 to 23,250 shares (worth about $8.05 million), making AVGO ~4.4% of the firm's portfolio and its sixth-largest holding.
  • Broadcom recently beat Quarterly estimates (EPS $2.05 vs. $2.03; revenue $19.31B vs. $19.10B), reports 29.5% YoY revenue growth, sits near a ~$1.99T market cap, and carries a MarketBeat consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $435.30.
  • Despite heavy institutional ownership (about 76.4%), insiders have sold significant stock recently — a total of 324,282 shares worth ~$106.4M over the past 90 days — highlighting mixed ownership signals.
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Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 21.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,250 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 4,140 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises about 4.4% of Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Aspen Wealth Strategies LLC's holdings in Broadcom were worth $8,047,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AVGO. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,683 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $6,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,322 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,997 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $1,854,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 76.5% in the 1st quarter. United Bank now owns 2,339 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,693 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $3,499,000 after purchasing an additional 1,160 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC raised its holdings in Broadcom by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Capital & Planning LLC now owns 3,983 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $1,098,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AVGO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Broadcom from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $485.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Broadcom from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $410.00 to $430.00 in a report on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $450.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Broadcom from $500.00 to $450.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $435.30.

Read Our Latest Report on Broadcom

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.00, for a total value of $712,354.00. Following the sale, the director owned 18,164 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,411,892. The trade was a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,488 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Broadcom Stock Performance

NASDAQ AVGO opened at $421.28 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.99 trillion, a P/E ratio of 82.28, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.43. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $347.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $349.80. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $195.94 and a twelve month high of $429.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. The business had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.57% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.60 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors 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%.

Broadcom News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

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.

Further Reading

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