M3 Wealth Management LLC Invests $1.29 Million in Broadcom Inc. $AVGO

M3 Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 3,727 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,290,000. Broadcom comprises approximately 1.0% of M3 Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Miller Global Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Nvest Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Family CFO Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. PayPay Securities Corp increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 88.9% during the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 119 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Camelot Portfolios LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. 76.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Broadcom Price Performance

NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $446.77 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.12 trillion, a PE ratio of 87.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $383.52 and a 200-day moving average of $358.56. Broadcom Inc. has a 52 week low of $234.90 and a 52 week high of $448.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $19.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.10 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 38.61% and a net margin of 36.57%.The business’s revenue was up 29.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.60 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Broadcom Inc. will post 9.91 EPS for the current year.

Broadcom Announces Dividend

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

Key Broadcom News

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AVGO. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $490.00 price objective (up from $450.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $490.00 price objective (up from $475.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Monday, May 18th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Broadcom from $510.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $545.00 price objective (up from $430.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Mizuho reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $480.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a report on Thursday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $454.55.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider S. Ram Velaga sold 38,841 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,920,875.20. This represents a 28.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kirsten M. Spears sold 36,292 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 327,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,407,616. This trade represents a 9.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 324,282 shares of company stock valued at $106,425,249 over the last three months. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Broadcom

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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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