Griffin Asset Management Inc. Has $9.92 Million Stock Holdings in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

Griffin Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 34.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 32,052 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,215 shares during the quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $9,920,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1,320.0% in the fourth quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 71 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Networth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Broadcom by 546.2% during the first quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 84 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. SWAN Capital LLC raised its holdings in Broadcom by 261.9% in the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Broadcom

In related news, Director Harry L. You bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $373.57 per share, with a total value of $373,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 38,466 shares in the company, valued at $14,369,743.62. The trade was a 2.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Justine Page sold 1,602 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $373.86, for a total transaction of $598,923.72. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,514,884.36. This represents a 8.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 36,644 shares of company stock valued at $13,982,964. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AVGO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group set a $485.00 price target on shares of Broadcom and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $525.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Broadcom from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $490.00 target price (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Erste Group Bank reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $493.24.

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Broadcom Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $384.05 on Tuesday. 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 has a market cap of $1.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a 50 day moving average of $404.62 and a 200-day moving average of $364.53. Broadcom Inc. has a one year low of $269.58 and a one year high of $495.00.

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

Broadcom Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. 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 currently 43.33%.

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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