Broadcom Inc. $AVGO is Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s 7th Largest Position

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGOFree Report) by 4.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,795,850 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 394,714 shares during the period. Broadcom makes up 2.3% of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.21% of Broadcom worth $3,231,749,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AVGO. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Broadcom during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $18,579,549,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 483,442,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $133,261,046,000 after acquiring an additional 6,222,802 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,571,438,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Broadcom by 115.5% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,017,340 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,658,680,000 after purchasing an additional 3,224,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Broadcom by 8.4% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 38,449,630 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,598,641,000 after purchasing an additional 2,978,768 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

Broadcom Stock Performance

Broadcom stock opened at $321.70 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $336.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $342.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.71. Broadcom Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $138.10 and a fifty-two week high of $414.61. The company has a market capitalization of $1.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 67.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.21.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGOGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a return on equity of 37.45% and a net margin of 36.20%.Broadcom’s revenue was up 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.42 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This is an increase from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom’s payout ratio is 54.62%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AVGO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Raymond James Financial set a $420.00 price objective on Broadcom and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $458.00 price target (down from $480.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wolfe Research upgraded Broadcom from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $420.00 price objective on shares of Broadcom in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Broadcom from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $433.13.

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Insider Transactions at Broadcom

In related news, insider Charlie B. Kawwas sold 1,928 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.80, for a total value of $631,998.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 23,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,730,179.60. This represents a 7.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.12, for a total transaction of $10,413,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 210,573 shares in the company, valued at approximately $73,094,099.76. The trade was a 12.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 779,101 shares of company stock valued at $283,804,325 over the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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