Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report)'s share price was up 2.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $240.23 and last traded at $237.24. Approximately 11,843,178 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 61% from the average daily volume of 30,481,408 shares. The stock had previously closed at $232.35.
A number of brokerages have commented on AVGO. Mizuho increased their target price on Broadcom from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. William Blair began coverage on Broadcom in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Broadcom from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Broadcom from $205.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $221.88.
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The business has a 50 day moving average of $180.49 and a 200 day moving average of $168.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.12 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 208.24, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.94.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 12th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.03. Broadcom had a net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 30.12%. The company had revenue of $14.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.07 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 51.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 3.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. This is a boost from Broadcom's previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 23rd. Broadcom's dividend payout ratio is presently 191.87%.
In related news, Director Gayla J. Delly sold 750 shares of Broadcom stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.53, for a total value of $130,897.50. Following the sale, the director now owns 34,750 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,064,917.50. This trade represents a 2.11 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 20,280 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.10, for a total value of $3,591,588.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 399,460 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $70,744,366. This trade represents a 4.83 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 92,420 shares of company stock valued at $16,760,286. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVGO. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 948.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 184,434,213 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $31,814,902,000 after acquiring an additional 166,844,263 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Broadcom by 976.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 99,188,826 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $17,055,760,000 after purchasing an additional 89,975,941 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in Broadcom by 1,121.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 90,400,508 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $15,594,088,000 after purchasing an additional 82,998,328 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in Broadcom by 842.4% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 35,998,595 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $6,209,758,000 after purchasing an additional 32,178,542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 975.4% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 33,819,675 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $5,833,894,000 after purchasing an additional 30,674,902 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.43% of the company's stock.
Broadcom Inc designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software.
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