Trending NewsTrending NewsSearched 547 TimesTop SearchedNASDAQ:AVGO Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $321.68 -1.56 (-0.48%) Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$322.25 +0.57 (+0.18%) As of 10/23/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Broadcom Stock (NASDAQ:AVGO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Broadcom alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$320.23▼$327.7050-Day Range$321.68▼$392.4352-Week Range$289.96▼$495.00Volume15.85 million shsAverage Volume21.70 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.54 trillionP/E Ratio41.08Dividend Yield0.81%Price Target$529.17Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology company that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Its semiconductor solutions support data center, networking, broadband, wireless communications, storage, industrial and other electronic applications. The company’s semiconductor portfolio includes networking and switching components, custom accelerators, connectivity and wireless devices, broadband equipment, optical products, storage controllers and related infrastructure technologies. Broadcom also provides enterprise software for mainframe, private cloud and hybrid cloud environments, including products and services associated with VMware. Broadcom serves technology manufacturers, communications providers, enterprises and other customers worldwide. The company was formed through the combination of Avago Technologies and Broadcom Corporation, which was completed in 2016. Avago had acquired Broadcom Corporation in 2015 and subsequently adopted the Broadcom name. Hock E. Tan serves as president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Broadcom Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks98th Percentile Overall ScoreAVGO MarketRank™: 4.879010695185 of 5 starsBroadcom scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 587 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingBroadcom has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.95, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 38 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialBroadcom has a consensus price target of $529.17, representing about 64.5% upside from its current price of $321.68.Amount of Analyst CoverageBroadcom has been the subject of 27 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Broadcom's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth68.37% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Broadcom are expected to grow by 68.37% in the coming year, from $10.37 to $17.46 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Broadcom is 41.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.45.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Broadcom is 41.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.37.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBroadcom has a P/B Ratio of 18.76. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Broadcom's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.16% of the float of Broadcom has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBroadcom has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.32, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Broadcom has recently increased by 4.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldBroadcom has a dividend yield of 0.80%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBroadcom has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Broadcom is 33.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Broadcom will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.89% next year. This indicates that Broadcom will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Broadcom's dividend. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment0.94 News SentimentBroadcom has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 118 news articles for Broadcom this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 523 people have searched for AVGO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows194 people have added Broadcom to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Broadcom insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.90% of the stock of Broadcom is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions76.43% of the stock of Broadcom is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Broadcom's insider trading history. Receive AVGO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Broadcom and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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SMH, SOXX, and XSD offer differing ETF approaches to gaining exposure as the industry potentially recovers.October 21 at 9:45 AM | marketbeat.comChip Stocks Are Sliding—Why Is Smart Money Buying? (AVGO)SOXL fell about 20% in a month, but short interest dropped 65.6% and institutions like JPMorgan expanded holdings, signaling bets on a semiconductor sector rebound.October 20, 2026 | marketbeat.comBroadcom's CEO Sees Years of AI Demand But Warns of a Bigger Threat to the BoomBroadcom CEO Hock Tan says AI compute demand could exceed supply through 2029 or 2030, but warns capital constraints and returns on AI investment remain key risks.October 18, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines AVGO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVGO shares performed this year? Broadcom's stock was trading at $346.10 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, AVGO shares have decreased by 7.1% and is now trading at $321.68. How were Broadcom's earnings last quarter? Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, September, 2nd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $3.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $0.10. Broadcom's quarterly revenue was up 85.5% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Broadcom's stock split? Broadcom shares split before market open on Monday, July 15th 2024.The 10-1 split was announced on Wednesday, June 12th 2024. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, July 12th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 1,000 shares after the split. How will Broadcom's stock buyback program work? Broadcom's Board of Directors initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, April 7th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $10,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 1.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Does Broadcom have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Broadcom: AppNeta, Bay Dynamics, NortonLifeLock, Camel Expeditionary, Brocade Communications Systems, MagnaCom, BroadLogic Network Technologies, and others. When did Broadcom IPO? Broadcom (AVGO) raised $301 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, August 6th 2009. The company issued 21,500,000 shares at a price of $13.00-$15.00 per share. Who are Broadcom's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Broadcom include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.09%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.05%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.04%) and Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Henry Samueli, Charlie B Kawwas, Kirsten M Spears, Mark David Brazeal, Hock E Tan, Check Kian Low, S Ram Velaga, Gayla J Delly, Justine Page, Diane M Bryant and Kenneth Hao. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Broadcom? Shares of AVGO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Broadcom own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Broadcom investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Netflix (NFLX). Company Calendar Last Earnings9/02/2026Record date for 9/30 Dividend9/21/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend9/21/2026Dividend Payable9/30/2026Today10/24/2026Fiscal Year End10/31/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)12/09/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 AVGO's financial health is in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. AVGO has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorTechnology Industry Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Sub-IndustrySemiconductors Current SymbolNASDAQ:AVGO CIK1730168 Webwww.broadcom.com Phone(650) 427-6000FaxN/AEmployees33,000Year Founded1991Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Broadcom$529.17 High Price Target$715.00 Low Price Target$350.00 Potential Upside/Downside+64.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.95 Research Coverage42 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$7.83 Trailing P/E Ratio41.08 Forward P/E Ratio31.02 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$23.13 billion Net Margins42.94% Pretax Margin45.42% Return on Equity48.33% Return on Assets23.78% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.57 Current Ratio2.50 Quick Ratio2.29 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$63.89 billion Price / Sales24.04 Cash Flow$7.67 per share Price / Cash Flow41.96 Book Value$17.15 per share Price / Book18.76Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares4,773,630,000Free Float4,682,931,000Market Cap$1.54 trillion OptionableOptionable Beta1.46 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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