Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc Grows Stock Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 16.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,556 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 2,143 shares during the quarter. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $5,384,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Baring Financial LLC increased its stake in Broadcom by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Five Oceans Advisors increased its stake in Broadcom by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 8,191 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,835,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Broadcom by 0.7% during the third quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,273 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,410,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV increased its stake in Broadcom by 1.4% during the third quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV now owns 2,168 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $715,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its stake in Broadcom by 1.9% during the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,638 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $540,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Broadcom news, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $370.52, for a total transaction of $2,964,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 57,932 shares in the company, valued at $21,464,964.64. This trade represents a 12.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 approximately $6,411,892. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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Broadcom Price Performance

AVGO stock opened at $446.77 on Monday. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $234.90 and a 1 year high of $448.90. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $383.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $358.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.90. The firm has a market cap of $2.12 trillion, a P/E ratio of 87.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.41.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Broadcom had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 36.57%.The firm had revenue of $19.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS. Broadcom’s quarterly revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AVGO has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Broadcom from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. DA Davidson upgraded Broadcom to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $485.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Broadcom from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $454.55.

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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.

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