NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 17:03 ET — After-hours
- Broadcom shares rose 0.4% to $347.62 in the regular session and were little changed after hours.
- A U.S. filing showed CFO Kirsten M. Spears plans to sell up to 30,000 shares.
- Chip stocks led a broad rebound; traders are watching next week’s U.S. jobs data and Broadcom’s next earnings.
Broadcom Inc. shares rose 0.4% to $347.62 on Friday and were little changed in after-hours trading, after swinging between $345.61 and $360.56. About 24.8 million shares changed hands, according to market data.
The stock held steady late in the day as investors digested a disclosure pointing to a potential share sale by Broadcom’s finance chief, and as chip stocks rebounded to start 2026.
That matters now because Broadcom sits at the center of the market’s “AI infrastructure” trade — the semiconductor and networking plumbing that supports large-scale data centers — while its VMware software business gives it a second engine that some investors view as more predictable.
Small insider-sale notices can still draw attention in mega-cap names, where positioning has become crowded and valuations have been sensitive to any shift in risk appetite.
In a Form 144 filed on Dec. 31, CFO Kirsten M. Spears reported an intent to sell up to 30,000 Broadcom shares, with an aggregate market value of about $10.43 million. A Form 144 is a notice corporate insiders file with U.S. regulators ahead of a potential sale of restricted or control stock; the filing listed about 4.74 billion shares outstanding. 1
Broadcom’s modest gain came as chipmakers helped lift the broader market. The Dow and S&P 500 ended higher, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index — a benchmark for major chip stocks — jumped about 4% as names such as Nvidia and Intel advanced. “Investors might be a little bit more conscious about some of the valuations that they’re paying for some of the AI plays,” said Joe Mazzola, head of trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab. 2
Broadcom also used Friday to sharpen its messaging around VMware in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In a company post, a Broadcom executive described a push toward a smaller, more “capable” partner ecosystem to support VMware Cloud Foundation deployments, citing tighter regulation and customer focus on cost and resilience. 3
The VMware integration remains a key watchpoint for investors because Broadcom has been leaning on software to smooth the lumpier swings typical in semiconductors, while still pitching AI-driven growth in custom chips and data-center networking.
In its most recent quarterly release in December, Broadcom forecast first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of about $19.1 billion and adjusted EBITDA of about 67% of sales, underscoring how strongly it expects demand to carry into early 2026. 4
Next up, traders will focus on next week’s U.S. labor market data, which markets often treat as a key input for the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path. Broadcom’s next earnings are scheduled for March 4, based on Yahoo Finance’s earnings calendar, setting up the next major catalyst for guidance around AI networking demand and software performance. 5
For near-term traders, Friday’s intraday high near $361 and low around $346 are the closest markers after a session that reversed from an opening pop. A retest of $360 would put recent highs back in view, while a break below $345 would signal that sellers are regaining control.
The early-2026 setup leaves Broadcom in the crosshairs of two forces: a chip-sector rebound that can move the whole group at once, and a market that is increasingly price-sensitive around AI-linked valuations.
