Mattson Financial Services LLC Reduces Stake in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Mattson Financial Services LLC reduced its stake in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 15.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,027 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 3,092 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises 1.4% of Mattson Financial Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Mattson Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $5,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Baring Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $470,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Five Oceans Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 0.4% during the 4th 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. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV grew its position in Broadcom by 1.4% in 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 in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its position in Broadcom by 1.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc increased its stake in Broadcom by 11.6% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 299 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $99,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Up 3.6%

AVGO opened at $385.57 on Friday. Broadcom Inc. has a 12 month low of $244.17 and a 12 month high of $495.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $402.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $363.19. The company has a market cap of $1.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 64.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.41.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $22.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.13 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 41.61% and a net margin of 38.85%.Broadcom’s quarterly revenue was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.58 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be issued a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on AVGO shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Broadcom from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Broadcom from $500.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Benchmark raised their price objective on Broadcom from $485.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Mizuho upped their target price on Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $575.00 price target (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $490.13.

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Insider Activity

In other Broadcom news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 36,292 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total value of $11,671,507.20. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 327,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,407,616. This trade represents a 9.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 39,116 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.61, for a total transaction of $12,580,096.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 74,626 shares in the company, valued at $24,000,467.86. The trade was a 34.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

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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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