NASDAQ · AVGO
Technology · Semiconductors
$339.51
Up+$0.24 (+0.07%)
Updated Sep 17, 2026, 1:24 PM
SID Score
5.7/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
50/100
Neutral
Price performance
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
AVGO closed at $339.51 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.34% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | $342.365 | $344.15 | $335.8147 | $339.51 | 23.15M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $346.04 | $347.2599 | $337.90 | $339.27 | 24.78M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $349.63 | $350.25 | $343.91 | $344.72 | 32.66M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $364.85 | $366.78 | $361.64 | $361.99 | 21.17M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $360.03 | $365.27 | $357.75 | $360.83 | 23.99M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $366.23 | $368.01 | $359.25 | $364.38 | 25.92M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $363.675 | $372.6999 | $362.74 | $368.56 | 30.46M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $359.70 | $360.16 | $353.70 | $357.895 | 32.86M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $351.74 | $359.40 | $342.3305 | $357.16 | 60.24M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $369.68 | $371.09 | $364.65 | $367.24 | 38.87M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $364.25 | $371.40 | $362.00 | $369.68 | 19.29M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $369.52 | $372.75 | $366.30 | $370.34 | 21.95M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $373.60 | $376.59 | $365.3513 | $368.79 | 16.6M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $361.79 | $371.72 | $360.61 | $371.54 | 21.33M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $357.12 | $359.4699 | $350.06 | $355.59 | 19.2M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $361.10 | $362.99 | $355.31 | $356.74 | 18.01M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $364.965 | $366.17 | $358.71 | $358.76 | 18.72M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $370.69 | $375.13 | $365.05 | $368.45 | 19.04M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $364.39 | $367.12 | $362.2501 | $364.03 | 19.73M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $372.40 | $373.91 | $357.6101 | $362.48 | 35.09M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
Broadcom is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world and has also expanded into infrastructure software. Its semiconductors primarily serve computing, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity. It is primarily a fabless designer but holds some manufacturing in-house, such as for its best-of-breed film bulk acoustic resonator filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments. Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as VMware, Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Citigroup | Buy | — |
| Sep 3, 2026 | StoneX | Buy | — |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
Generated Sep 16, 2026, 9:06 PM
Broadcom shares are essentially unchanged today despite a flurry of conflicting narratives around AI infrastructure demand and the company's competitive positioning. The modest price action masks significant underlying debate about whether AI development is accelerating or slowing, with both bulls and bears finding ammunition in recent company commentary.
Bottom line: Broadcom appears caught between near-term demand uncertainty and longer-term AI infrastructure tailwinds, with the stock's flat performance reflecting this tug-of-war. While analyst sentiment remains constructive with substantial upside targets, investors should monitor whether management guidance in upcoming earnings confirms that the slowdown narrative is overblown or signals genuine cyclical weakness in AI capex. The emergence of inference as a growth driver and competitive alternatives to Nvidia present both opportunity and risk for AVGO's sustained momentum.
Yahoo · Sep 16, 2026
Ciena (CIEN) trades near $334, a little over half its 52-week high, and the easy read on an AI networking supplier down that far is that it has gone on sale. It is still up more than 150% over the past year, and the company has just guided fiscal 2027 to record profitability. The risk here is not demand. It is what the new prices are attached to.
Yahoo · Sep 16, 2026
I just don’t see the bull market returning in force for a while… and maybe a long, long while.
Yahoo · Sep 16, 2026
Jim Cramer built his case that AI spending fears are overblown on three stocks, but two of them moved in the exact wrong direction on the day he made the call.
Yahoo · Sep 16, 2026
NVIDIA (NVDA) stock trades near $212, about 10% below its 52-week high, and it has gone nowhere over the past three months. The company itself has not been standing still. So it is worth asking the uncomfortable question: how far does a stock like this fall when a real shock arrives, and how long would you wait to get it back.
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Broadcom Inc. shares closed at $339.51, reflecting a single-day decline of approximately 4.0% per SID market data. The stock has underperformed across multiple timeframes, posting a one-month loss of 13.49%, a three-month decline of 9.87%, and a one-year drawdown of 16.45%. AVGO is currently trading well below both its 50-day moving average of $381.45 and its 200-day moving average of $364.34, indicating sustained bearish momentum according to Massive/Polygon technical data. The 14-day relative strength index stands at 39.5, approaching oversold territory but not yet triggering a classic oversold signal below 30. Average daily trading volume remains robust at approximately 22.9 million shares. Despite the recent selloff, Broadcom maintains a market capitalization of approximately $1.91 trillion per SID market data. The stock's beta of 1.204 confirms higher-than-market volatility, consistent with the amplified recent price movements observed across the technology sector.
Broadcom Inc. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.27, a premium valuation relative to the broader technology sector, per SID market data. The PEG ratio stands at 3.80, suggesting the stock's earnings growth rate does not proportionally justify its elevated P/E multiple based on current projections. The price-to-book ratio of 23.69 reflects significant intangible asset value on Broadcom's balance sheet, largely attributable to goodwill from its acquisition history, according to SEC filings. The company currently offers a dividend yield of approximately 0.58%, providing modest income relative to its share price. At a market capitalization of $1.91 trillion, Broadcom ranks among the most valuable semiconductor companies globally. The valuation metrics collectively indicate that the market is pricing in substantial future growth, particularly in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure segments, as reflected in the company's most recent financial disclosures filed with the SEC.
Broadcom Inc. registers a composite smart money score of 50 out of 100 with a neutral signal per SID market data. Institutional positioning is the strongest component at 25 out of 25, indicating maximum confidence among large fund managers according to 13F institutional filings. Congressional trading activity scores 16.3 out of 25, reflecting moderate buying interest among lawmakers. In contrast, insider activity scores 0 out of 25, the lowest possible reading. SEC Form 4 filings reveal 20 insider transactions over the past 90 days, all of which were sales with zero insider purchases recorded during the period. This uniformly one-directional selling pattern from corporate insiders represents a notable divergence from the strong institutional positioning. Dark pool activity registers at 9.1 out of 25, indicating below-average block trade accumulation in off-exchange venues. The split between robust institutional ownership and persistent insider selling creates a mixed directional signal for AVGO, warranting continued monitoring of Form 4 disclosures.
Broadcom Inc. has delivered four consecutive quarters of earnings beats according to company earnings reports. In the most recent quarter, AVGO reported earnings per share of $3.32 against analyst estimates of $3.16, representing a positive surprise of $0.16, or approximately 5.1%. The prior quarter produced EPS of $2.44 versus the $2.32 consensus, a $0.12 beat. The two preceding quarters showed similar outperformance, with surprises of $0.17 and $0.05 respectively. Notably, quarterly earnings have demonstrated a strong sequential growth trajectory, rising from $1.95 to $3.32 over the four reported periods per analyst estimates. This represents approximately 70% sequential growth from the earliest to the most recent quarter. The consistent pattern of exceeding consensus forecasts suggests analyst models may be systematically underestimating Broadcom's revenue conversion and margin expansion, particularly as the company scales its AI-related semiconductor and software infrastructure businesses.
Wall Street analyst sentiment toward Broadcom Inc. remains predominantly bullish according to SID consensus data. In the most recent coverage actions, Piper Sandler initiated coverage with an Overweight rating, while Citigroup, StoneX, and Truist Securities all reiterated Buy ratings on the stock per Wall Street analyst reports. DA Davidson maintained a Neutral stance, representing the sole non-bullish view among the five most recent ratings. Four of the five latest analyst actions carry a Buy or equivalent recommendation, translating to an 80% bullish consensus among recent coverage updates. Notably, the maintaining firms did not downgrade their positions despite AVGO's 13.49% one-month price decline, suggesting conviction in the company's fundamental trajectory. The Piper Sandler initiation adds a new voice to the bullish camp, expanding active coverage. The clustering of reaffirmed Buy ratings immediately following the latest earnings report indicates that analysts view the recent selloff as disconnected from Broadcom's underlying operational performance and growth profile.
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