Eagle Wealth Advisors LLC Invests $4.90 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Eagle Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 14,145 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $4,896,000. Broadcom makes up approximately 4.2% of Eagle Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Baring Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Five Oceans Advisors grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 1.4% during the third quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,170 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $716,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other Broadcom news, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 36,292 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 327,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,407,616. This represents a 9.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 38,841 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.60, for a total transaction of $12,491,265.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 96,147 shares in the company, valued at $30,920,875.20. The trade was a 28.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 324,282 shares of company stock worth $106,425,249. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Broadcom Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of AVGO stock opened at $427.38 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $349.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $350.33. 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 $2.02 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.47, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.43. Broadcom Inc. has a twelve month low of $195.94 and a twelve month high of $433.39.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.02. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.57% and a return on equity of 38.61%. The company had revenue of $19.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. Broadcom’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.78%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research raised shares of Broadcom from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, January 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Broadcom from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Broadcom from $458.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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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