TFR Capital LLC. Invests $8.78 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

TFR Capital LLC. bought a new position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 23,248 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $8,782,000. Broadcom comprises approximately 2.5% of TFR Capital LLC.'s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fullerton Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Fullerton Advisors LLC now owns 1,989 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $616,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 0.5% in the first quarter. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co now owns 5,350 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $1,656,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Broadcom by 0.3% in the first quarter. RFG Holdings Inc. now owns 8,499 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $2,631,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Broadcom by 1.1% during the first quarter. Yukon Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,501 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $774,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Finally, NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Broadcom by 2.6% during the second quarter. NerdWallet Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,057 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.43% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total transaction of $598,923.72. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 17,426 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,514,884.36. The trade was a 8.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total transaction of $10,033,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 194,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $78,254,935.37. This trade represents a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 61,644 shares of company stock valued at $24,016,214. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded Broadcom from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $550.00 target price on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $582.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Broadcom currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $491.97.

Broadcom Price Performance

AVGO stock opened at $358.76 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.24. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $287.17 and a 1 year high of $495.00. The firm has a market cap of $1.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 59.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $387.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $375.37.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $22.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.Broadcom's revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.58 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.33%.

Key Broadcom News

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom’s prior experience losing a major customer offers some reassurance: after Apple reportedly planned to drop a key chip in 2023, Broadcom’s revenue nearly doubled over the following two fiscal years. This history may temper concerns that the company’s business would deteriorate quickly if a hyperscaler develops more of its own silicon. Broadcom Has Seen Its Biggest Customer Drop a Key Chip Before. History Says What the Stock Did Next.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom and Marvell remain major suppliers in the custom AI-chip market, with demand from hyperscalers supporting the long-term opportunity. However, investors are focused on which company can deliver better performance at lower cost. Broadcom vs. Marvell Technology: 1 Critical Metric Decides the Better Custom AI Chip Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Broadcom’s planned roughly $60 billion AI financing arrangement is raising balance-sheet and credit concerns. Critics argue that funding customer deployments through structures that keep debt off Broadcom’s books could still leave the company exposed to customer concentration, repayment and demand risks. AVGO stock slips nearly 3% — Broadcom’s AI spending is pushing credit risks higher
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators question whether Broadcom can achieve its ambitious $100 billion AI-revenue target, particularly as the stock’s valuation leaves less room for execution mistakes. Broadcom: $100 Billion In AI Revenue Is A Lot To Ask
• Negative Sentiment: Marvell’s expanded custom-chip agreement with Google has intensified fears that Broadcom could lose share or pricing power in the hyperscaler market. The competitive threat has contributed to a decline in AVGO shares and increased scrutiny of upcoming AI guidance. Marvell Takes a Shot at Broadcom’s Throne With Google Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor stocks broadly sold off ahead of NVIDIA’s results, with chip ETFs and peers such as Intel, AMD and Taiwan Semiconductor also weakening. This sector-wide de-risking is adding to AVGO-specific selling pressure. Semiconductor Stocks Slide Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings

Broadcom Company Profile

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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