Spear Holdings RSC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 398,665 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $66,748,000. Broadcom comprises about 5.1% of Spear Holdings RSC Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.
A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Broadcom news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.88, for a total value of $2,528,800.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 789,784 shares in the company, valued at $199,720,577.92. This represents a 1.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 415,956 shares in the company, valued at $105,353,335.68. This represents a 10.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 854,716 shares of company stock worth $221,433,761 in the last 90 days. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Broadcom Stock Performance
AVGO traded down $3.45 on Thursday, hitting $274.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,033,157 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,287,066. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $243.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $218.33. The firm has a market cap of $1.29 trillion, a P/E ratio of 102.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.12. Broadcom Inc. has a 12 month low of $128.50 and a 12 month high of $281.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $15 billion during 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%. Broadcom's revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $10.96 EPS. Analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current year.
Broadcom announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, April 7th that permits the company to repurchase $10.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the semiconductor manufacturer to repurchase up to 1.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
Broadcom Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 20th were issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 88.39%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on AVGO shares. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $225.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Broadcom from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Broadcom from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $315.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Broadcom from $255.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $290.21.
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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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