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The price of Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) closed at $166.21 in the last session, down -2.80% from day before closing price of $170.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 23.47 million shares were traded. AVGO stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $161.62.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AVGO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 83.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.69. 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.
On December 13, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $210 to $240.
Mizuho reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on October 14, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $190 to $220.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 14 ’25 when PAGE JUSTINE sold 800 shares for $185.00 per share. The transaction valued at 148,000 led to the insider holds 25,380 shares of the business.
Brazeal Mark David sold 25,000 shares of AVGO for $4,500,000 on Apr 11 ’25. The Chief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc now owns 465,956 shares after completing the transaction at $180.00 per share. On Apr 14 ’25, another insider, PAGE JUSTINE, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 800 shares for $185.00 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 803986079744 and an Enterprise Value of 97691312128. As of this moment, Broadcom’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 80.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.792 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.387.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVGO is 1.04, which has changed by 0.3305422 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 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 -13.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.73%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AVGO traded on average about 33.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 40883950 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 4.70B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.61B. Insiders hold about 1.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.06% stake in the company. Shares short for AVGO as of 1743379200 were 55153486 with a Short Ratio of 1.63, compared to 1740700800 on 57389406. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 55153486 and a Short% of Float of 1.3300001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AVGO is 6.96, which was 2.235 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013070939The 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.
