Recent Stock Dip: Broadcom Inc. has seen a notable decline in its stock price recently, with discussions on social media highlighting a drop of around 5% linked to geopolitical tensions. Reports of China urging local firms to abandon foreign cybersecurity tools, including some of Broadcom’s offerings, have sparked concern among investors. This news adds to existing fears about profit margins, further pressuring the stock.
AI and Insider Sales: Despite the downturn, some social media chatter remains optimistic about Broadcom’s role in AI infrastructure, with analysts reportedly dismissing competitive threats. However, significant insider stock sales, including a multi-million dollar transaction by a top executive, have raised eyebrows and fueled debate. These mixed signals keep the conversation around the stock highly dynamic.
Analyst Outlooks: Social media posts also reflect a range of analyst opinions, with some initiating coverage at a neutral rating due to margin concerns and others maintaining a strong positive stance. The stock’s valuation compared to peers is a frequent point of contention. Investors appear divided on whether recent setbacks are temporary or indicative of deeper issues.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Broadcom Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Broadcom Inc. insiders have traded $AVGO stock on the open market 194 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 190 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 16 sales selling 689,113 shares for an estimated $252,917,774.
- HOCK E TAN (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 19 sales selling 548,154 shares for an estimated $185,095,492.
- MARK DAVID BRAZEAL (Chief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc) has made 0 purchases and 61 sales selling 145,933 shares for an estimated $50,036,252.
- KIRSTEN M. SPEARS (CFO & Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 46 sales selling 48,412 shares for an estimated $16,807,223.
- CHARLIE B KAWWAS (President, Semi Solutions Grp) has made 0 purchases and 43 sales selling 9,560 shares for an estimated $3,309,571.
- HARRY L. YOU has made 4 purchases buying 4,550 shares for an estimated $1,552,999 and 0 sales.
- JUSTINE PAGE has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 4,000 shares for an estimated $1,368,512.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Broadcom Inc. Revenue
Broadcom Inc. had revenues of $18B in Q4 2025. This is an increase of 28.18% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track AVGO financials on Quiver Quantitative's AVGO stock page.
Broadcom Inc. Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $AVGO stock 18 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 13 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 GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 12/17, 11/18, 10/17 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW sold up to $15,000 on 10/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $80,000 on 10/10 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE sold up to $50,000 on 09/23.
- REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 6 times. They made 6 purchases worth up to $315,000 on 09/17, 08/15, 08/13, 07/29, 07/18 and 0 sales.
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 07/18.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Broadcom Inc. Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 2,059 institutional investors add shares of Broadcom Inc. stock to their portfolio, and 1,865 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 31,423,170 shares (+78.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $10,366,818,014
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 12,713,939 shares (-8.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $4,194,455,615
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 10,906,362 shares (-19.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $3,598,117,887
- WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC added 7,061,626 shares (+693.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,444,028,758
- BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS removed 5,416,301 shares (-47.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,786,891,862
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 5,123,905 shares (-7.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,690,427,498
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 4,904,436 shares (+6.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,618,022,480
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Broadcom Inc. Government Contracts
We have seen $71,411,018 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...: $45,805,030
- CA SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE: $21,091,011
- BROADCOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT - TASK ORDER F...: $3,629,376
- BROADCOM IDIQ TASK ORDER FOR CLARITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TOOL (IMT) SUPPORT SERVICES.: $885,600
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Broadcom Inc. Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AVGO in the last several months. We have seen 16 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/09/2026
- Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/12/2025
- Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/12/2025
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/12/2025
- Benchmark issued a "Buy" rating on 12/12/2025
- Rosenblatt issued a "Buy" rating on 12/12/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/01/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Broadcom Inc., check out Quiver Quantitative's $AVGO forecast page.
Broadcom Inc. Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AVGO recently. We have seen 23 analysts offer price targets for $AVGO in the last 6 months, with a median target of $450.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Mitch Steves from RBC Capital set a target price of $370.0 on 01/15/2026
- Vijay Rakesh from Mizuho set a target price of $480.0 on 01/09/2026
- William Stein from Truist Securities set a target price of $510.0 on 12/19/2025
- Timothy Arcuri from UBS set a target price of $475.0 on 12/15/2025
- Rick Schafer from Oppenheimer set a target price of $450.0 on 12/12/2025
- Harlan Sur from JP Morgan set a target price of $475.0 on 12/12/2025
- John Vinh from Keybanc set a target price of $500.0 on 12/12/2025
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