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In the latest session, Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) closed at $168.52 up 0.65% from its previous closing price of $167.43. In other words, the price has increased by $0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 20.13 million shares were traded. AVGO stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.42.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Broadcom Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 85.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on December 13, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $240 from $210 previously.
On October 14, 2024, Mizuho reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $190 to $220.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 26 ’25 when SAMUELI HENRY sold 663,976 shares for $181.60 per share. The transaction valued at 120,576,863 led to the insider holds 38,798,721 shares of the business.
Samueli Foundation bought 136,248 shares of AVGO for $23,611,656 on Mar 27 ’25. On Mar 26 ’25, another insider, D95GT, LLC, who serves as the Managing Member of the company, bought 663,976 shares for $181.60 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AVGO now has a Market Capitalization of 792372641792 and an Enterprise Value of 98640723968. As of this moment, Broadcom’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 81.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.809 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.42.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVGO is 1.07, which has changed by 0.23619986 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVGO has reached a high of $251.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.42%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AVGO has traded an average of 30.76M shares per day and 31828590 over the past ten days. A total of 4.70B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.61B. Insiders hold about 2.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.06% stake in the company. Shares short for AVGO as of 1741910400 were 54393335 with a Short Ratio of 1.77, compared to 1739491200 on 50728974. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 54393335 and a Short% of Float of 1.3099999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AVGO is 6.96, from 2.235 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0133488625The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.5. The current Payout Ratio is 170.61% for AVGO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-20 with an ex-dividend date of 1742428800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-07-15 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
