Lantz Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO – Free Report) by 1.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,283 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Lantz Financial LLC’s holdings in Broadcom were worth $905,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AVGO. Sawyer & Company Inc increased its stake in shares of Broadcom by 62.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sawyer & Company Inc now owns 94 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Waddell & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 2.1% during the first quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% during the second quarter. Luts & Greenleigh Group Inc. now owns 3,405 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $939,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Challenger Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 1.3% during the first quarter. Challenger Wealth Management now owns 3,504 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $587,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Broadcom by 1.7% during the second quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,671 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $736,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Broadcom Price Performance
Broadcom stock opened at $344.94 on Monday. Broadcom Inc. has a 12 month low of $138.10 and a 12 month high of $374.23. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $308.05 and its 200-day moving average is $248.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $1.63 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.99, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.16.
Broadcom Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 22nd will be paid a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is 60.20%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Justine Page sold 800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.00, for a total value of $288,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 22,982 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,273,520. The trade was a 3.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 3,893 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.82, for a total value of $1,354,063.26. Following the sale, the insider owned 25,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,798,106.90. The trade was a 13.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 3,550 shares of company stock valued at $1,227,869 and sold 790,522 shares valued at $224,295,124. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have weighed in on AVGO shares. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on shares of Broadcom in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. HSBC upgraded Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Broadcom from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their target price on Broadcom from $330.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $356.48.
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Broadcom Company Profile
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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