CORDA Investment Management LLC. cut its position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) by 65.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,262 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 9,880 shares during the period. CORDA Investment Management LLC.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $1,821,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AVGO. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 499.4% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 5,634,232 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,858,789,000 after buying an additional 4,694,313 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 482,707,302 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $167,064,997,000 after buying an additional 3,919,715 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 47.5% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,814,757 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $3,406,211,000 after buying an additional 3,160,586 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the third quarter worth about $987,488,000. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter worth about $924,858,000. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Justine Page sold 2,018 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,411,892. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $370.52, for a total value of $2,964,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 57,932 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,464,964.64. The trade was a 12.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
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Broadcom News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Citi raised its price target on Broadcom to $500 from $475 and kept a Buy rating, saying the company remains one of Wall Street’s top semiconductor picks heading into earnings on continued AI demand. Broadcom Enters Earnings As Citi’s Top Semiconductor Pick
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted Broadcom’s growing role in custom AI silicon and AI infrastructure, including talk of a large financing package to support its chipmaking buildout, reinforcing the bullish long-term AI investment case. Why Broadcom (AVGO) Is Becoming a Bigger Force in Custom AI Silicon
- Positive Sentiment: Fund-flow headlines were supportive, with Chris Rokos reportedly buying Broadcom and Mirova US LLC increasing its stake, suggesting institutional confidence remains strong. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO): Chris Rokos Is Buying This Chip Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: Broadcom sued EU antitrust regulators over a request for U.S. legal documents tied to the VMware deal, which adds legal noise but is not yet a clear business fundamental issue. Broadcom sues EU antitrust regulators over request for US legal documents
- Negative Sentiment: Recent trading showed Broadcom easing after a strong run, and some commentary warned that tech valuations are becoming crowded, which may be prompting profit-taking in the stock. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know
- Negative Sentiment: Some holders also trimmed positions, including PRIMECAP Management and Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters, adding a modest overhang to sentiment. PRIMECAP Management Co trims Broadcom stake by 12,410 shares
Broadcom Stock Down 0.6%
AVGO stock opened at $416.79 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $360.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $353.52. The company has a market cap of $1.97 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.43. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $221.60 and a twelve month high of $437.68.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 the consensus estimate of $19.10 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.60 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Broadcom Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.78%.
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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