Broadcom Falls as Strong Quarterly Results Appear to Miss Lofty AI Expectations

Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) is down 4.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is an earnings-related selloff after investors weighed Broadcom’s strong third-quarter results against very elevated expectations for AI growth and forward guidance. This could also be because traders were looking for a bigger upside surprise in fourth-quarter revenue, margins, or longer-term AI customer demand than the company ultimately provided.

Details:

Broadcom reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $29.6 billion, up 86% from a year earlier, with non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.32.

The company said AI semiconductor revenue reached $16.7 billion in the quarter, up 221% year over year and 54% sequentially, showing demand remains strong.

For the fourth quarter, Broadcom guided to about $34.8 billion in revenue and said it expects non-GAAP operating margin of about 66% of projected revenue.

Even with those numbers, the stock had entered the report with a premium valuation and a recent history of sharp post-earnings swings, which can pressure shares when guidance is viewed as good rather than exceptional.

Sources:

Broadcom, SEC, Yahoo Finance

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$AVGO Insider Trading Activity

$AVGO insiders have traded $AVGO stock on the open market 149 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 148 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AVGO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

HENRY SAMUELI has made 0 purchases and 38 sales selling 1,436,208 shares for an estimated $500,006,153.
MARK DAVID BRAZEAL (Chief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc) has made 0 purchases and 48 sales selling 166,834 shares for an estimated $59,425,537.
S. RAM VELAGA (President, ISG) has made 0 purchases and 21 sales selling 102,594 shares for an estimated $34,421,293.
CHARLIE B KAWWAS (President, SSG) has made 0 purchases and 19 sales selling 74,834 shares for an estimated $24,418,944.
KIRSTEN M. SPEARS (CFO & Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 18 sales selling 60,154 shares for an estimated $19,452,715.
JUSTINE PAGE has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,620 shares for an estimated $1,311,269.
GAYLA J DELLY has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,890 shares for an estimated $1,086,678.
HARRY L. YOU purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $373,570

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$AVGO Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 2,598 institutional investors add shares of $AVGO stock to their portfolio, and 2,150 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 95,016,148 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $35,892,349,907
INVESCO LTD. added 35,875,676 shares (+107.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $13,552,036,609
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 33,404,003 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $12,618,362,133
FMR LLC added 20,246,297 shares (+16.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $7,648,038,691
BLACKROCK, INC. added 12,269,052 shares (+3.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $4,634,634,393
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 10,145,294 shares (-54.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,832,384,808
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC removed 7,595,730 shares (-35.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,869,287,007

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$AVGO Government Contracts

We have seen $79,942,925 of award payments to $AVGO over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

NEW 66 MONTH OPEN-MARKET CONTRACT FOR RENEWAL OF CA SOFTWARE, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE. CA PROPRIE...: $55,423,123
CA SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE: $22,168,426
BROADCOM IDIQ TASK ORDER FOR CLARITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TOOL (IMT) SUPPORT SERVICES.: $885,600
INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR EXPERT LEVEL ENGINEERS, PRODUCT SPECIALIST, AND...: $761,328

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$AVGO Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $AVGO stock 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AVGO stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 07/24 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 04/27.
REPRESENTATIVE RICK W. ALLEN purchased up to $15,000 on 07/14.
SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 04/13.
REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 03/31.
SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG sold up to $50,000 on 03/27.
REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 03/25.

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$AVGO Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AVGO in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Deutsche Bank issued a "Buy" rating on 06/04/2026
UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 06/04/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $AVGO, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AVGO forecast page.

$AVGO Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AVGO recently. We have seen 20 analysts offer price targets for $AVGO in the last 6 months, with a median target of $520.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Ross Seymore from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $515.0 on 06/04/2026
Cody Acree from Benchmark set a target price of $545.0 on 06/04/2026
Timothy Arcuri from UBS set a target price of $485.0 on 06/04/2026
Arthur Lai from Macquarie set a target price of $437.0 on 06/04/2026
Rick Schafer from Oppenheimer set a target price of $535.0 on 06/04/2026
Vijay Rakesh from Mizuho set a target price of $530.0 on 06/04/2026
Gil Luria from DA Davidson set a target price of $400.0 on 06/04/2026

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