OLD Second National Bank of Aurora Trims Stock Position in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

OLD Second National Bank of Aurora trimmed its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 6.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 50,023 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 3,710 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for about 3.6% of OLD Second National Bank of Aurora’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $18,896,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 29,683 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $6,882,000 after purchasing an additional 5,322 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Broadcom by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,997 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the last quarter. United Bank increased its holdings in Broadcom by 76.5% in the first quarter. United Bank now owns 2,339 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Broadcom by 10.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,693 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,499,000 after buying an additional 1,160 shares during the period. Finally, Capital & Planning LLC lifted its stake in Broadcom by 10.5% in the second quarter. Capital & Planning LLC now owns 3,983 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after buying an additional 378 shares during the period. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

AVGO has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $545.00 target price (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Broadcom from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Broadcom from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Broadcom from $450.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Twenty-eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $493.24.

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Broadcom Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $393.05 on Monday. Broadcom Inc. has a 1 year low of $281.87 and a 1 year high of $495.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $389.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $373.64. The stock has a market cap of $1.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.51, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $2.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.58 earnings per share. Broadcom’s revenue was up 47.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Broadcom Inc. will post 10.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Broadcom

In other news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.33, for a total transaction of $10,033,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 194,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,254,935.37. This represents a 11.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 1,890 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $385.38, for a total transaction of $728,368.20. Following the sale, the director owned 31,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,072,413.88. The trade was a 5.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 61,644 shares of company stock worth $24,016,214. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom 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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