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Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Sells 3,217 Shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)

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Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 31.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,158 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 3,217 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Broadcom were worth $1,198,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. SlateStone Wealth LLC increased its position in Broadcom by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 13,832 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $3,207,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 712 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Cascade Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Cascade Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,882 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $668,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC boosted its stake in Broadcom by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC now owns 4,983 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $1,155,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mizuho Bank Ltd. boosted its stake in Broadcom by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Mizuho Bank Ltd. now owns 750 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $174,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial set a $295.00 price target on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $250.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. They set a "buy" rating and a $301.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $285.00.

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Insider Activity

In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.28, for a total transaction of $12,664,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 415,956 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $105,353,335.68. The trade was a 10.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Hock E. Tan sold 40,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.29, for a total value of $10,731,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 482,836 shares of the company's stock, valued at $129,540,070.44. This represents a 7.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 854,716 shares of company stock worth $221,433,761. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Broadcom Price Performance

NASDAQ AVGO traded up $6.10 on Wednesday, hitting $277.90. 20,105,827 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,370,631. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $243.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $218.33. The company has a market cap of $1.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 104.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $128.50 and a 1-year high of $279.37.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.98 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 22.64% and a return on equity of 35.49%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $10.96 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 20th were issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio is currently 88.39%.

Broadcom announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, April 7th that permits the company to buyback $10.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the semiconductor manufacturer to repurchase up to 1.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Broadcom Company Profile

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Broadcom Inc designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software.

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