Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) Stock Price Down 1% – Time to Sell?

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)’s share price was down 1% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $339.84 and last traded at $340.44. Approximately 17,993,799 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 34% from the average daily volume of 27,265,281 shares. The stock had previously closed at $343.94.

Key Stories Impacting Broadcom

Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large cloud and big-tech AI capex lift demand for Broadcom’s infrastructure chips and custom silicon; market commentary points to increased 2026 AI spending that benefits AVGO. Broadcom Gains As Big Tech Boosts AI Spending For 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Product rollout: Broadcom’s Wi‑Fi 8 launch extends its AI/edge story into enterprise networking, expanding addressable market beyond data centers. Broadcom Wi Fi 8 Launch Extends AI Story To Enterprise Edge
• Positive Sentiment: Trade-policy tailwind: reporting highlights a planned tariff exemption for select advanced semiconductor suppliers that could favor Broadcom’s supply chain and margins. 6 Chip Stocks Set to Benefit Most From Big Tech Tariff Exemption
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst tone remains constructive: recent coverage highlights bullish sentiment as demand for Google TPUs and other AI infrastructure supports Broadcom’s revenue streams. Broader Analyst Sentiment on Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Remains Bullish Amid Growing Demand for Google’s TPUs
• Neutral Sentiment: Media pieces comparing Broadcom vs. peers (e.g., Meta) and inclusion on “AI stock” lists keep AVGO in investor screens but don’t change fundamentals immediately. Broadcom or Meta Platforms? Which Is the Better Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks coverage notes AVGO is a trending stock and outlines factors investors should monitor (valuation, growth, analyst expectations). Useful for sentiment but not an immediate catalyst. Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: analysis arguing Micron’s growth profile outpaces Broadcom highlights sector competition and could pressure sentiment around growth expectations. How Micron’s Growth Engine Beats Out Broadcom
• Negative Sentiment: Market noise: commentary that tech names are “noisy” and facing debt/AI concerns underscores volatility risk that can weigh on AVGO in the near term. ORCL, AVGO and MU Forecast – Technology Stocks Noisy and Looking for Momentum

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $420.00 price target on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Broadcom from $385.00 to $485.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $430.00 target price (up previously from $375.00) on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Broadcom from $435.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Broadcom in a report on Friday, December 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Broadcom has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $437.28.

Broadcom Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market cap of $1.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.52, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.21. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $347.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $339.70.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 11th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.46 billion. Broadcom had a net margin of 36.20% and a return on equity of 37.45%. Broadcom’s quarterly revenue was up 28.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.42 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Broadcom Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Broadcom Increases Dividend

The business 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 represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Broadcom’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 22nd. Broadcom’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.62%.

Insider Activity

In other Broadcom news, insider Mark David Brazeal sold 38,281 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.65, for a total value of $12,542,769.65. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 266,494 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $87,316,759.10. The trade was a 12.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Henry Samueli sold 320,316 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.53, for a total transaction of $128,296,167.48. Following the transaction, the director owned 37,326,540 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,950,399,066.20. The trade was a 0.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 779,901 shares of company stock valued at $284,069,237. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Broadcom in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Broadcom during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, JCIC Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Broadcom during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.43% of the company’s stock.

About Broadcom

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.