Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC Buys 2,587 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 10.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 26,289 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,587 shares during the quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $8,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Providence First Trust Co lifted its stake in Broadcom by 1,099.3% in the third quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 8,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,944,000 after acquiring an additional 8,179 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in Broadcom by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 323,587 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $109,492,000 after purchasing an additional 10,786 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 38,961 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $12,854,000 after purchasing an additional 3,357 shares in the last quarter. Wright Investors Service Inc. lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wright Investors Service Inc. now owns 42,159 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $13,909,000 after purchasing an additional 2,178 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in shares of Broadcom by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 77,411 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,539,000 after purchasing an additional 7,499 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $6,411,892. This represents a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $358.31, for a total transaction of $358,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 32,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,592,045.12. This trade represents a 3.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Broadcom Trading Up 0.9%

NASDAQ AVGO opened at $421.28 on Friday. Broadcom Inc. has a 12-month low of $195.94 and a 12-month high of $429.31. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $347.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $349.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.99 trillion, a P/E ratio of 82.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.43.

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

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.78%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AVGO has been the topic of several research reports. DA Davidson raised shares of Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Wolfe Research upgraded Broadcom from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. Zacks Research raised Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Broadcom from $458.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Two investment 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, Broadcom has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $435.30.

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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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