River Street Advisors LLC Purchases 1,498 Shares of Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

River Street Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 7.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 22,215 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,498 shares during the quarter. Broadcom comprises about 2.3% of River Street Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $6,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Signature Wealth Management Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Broadcom by 5.4% in the first quarter. Signature Wealth Management Partners LLC now owns 2,699 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $835,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Granite Islands Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Broadcom by 13.6% during the 1st quarter. Granite Islands Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,637 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,968,000 after buying an additional 1,151 shares during the last quarter. TigerOak Management L.L.C. lifted its stake in Broadcom by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. TigerOak Management L.L.C. now owns 5,190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the period. Riverstone Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Riverstone Advisors LLC now owns 20,493 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $6,343,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 15.8% during the first quarter. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,124 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,514,000 after purchasing an additional 1,107 shares during the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Broadcom news, Director Harry L. You bought 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $373.57 per share, with a total value of $373,570.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 38,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,369,743.62. This trade represents a 2.67% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 17,260 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.12, for a total value of $6,077,591.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 65,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,215,975.84. This represents a 20.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 59,385 shares of company stock valued at $21,301,057 in the last ninety days. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, June 4th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $575.00 target price (up from $500.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Broadcom from $480.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $490.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, May 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $493.24.

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Broadcom Stock Performance

NASDAQ AVGO opened at $377.75 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $410.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $362.60. The company has a market cap of $1.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 62.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.41. Broadcom Inc. has a 1-year low of $262.66 and a 1-year high of $495.00.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last issued 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 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%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.58 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is 43.33%.

About Broadcom

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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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