NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 4:05 ET — After-hours
- Broadcom shares closed down 0.8% as chip stocks eased with Big Tech.
- Holiday-thinned trading left investors focused on macro catalysts and January positioning.
- Traders are watching Fed minutes, jobless claims and Broadcom’s next earnings date.
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) shares fell on Monday as profit-taking hit chip stocks in the final week of the year, ending regular trading down 0.8% at $349.39.
The stock traded between $344.69 and $350.33 during the session, hovering near the psychologically important $350 level heading into after-hours.
The dip matters now because Broadcom remains a heavily owned AI-infrastructure name, and price swings tend to amplify into year-end when liquidity is thinner and portfolio managers rebalance.
It also comes as the tech trade shows signs of fatigue after last week’s push that left the S&P 500 near record highs, with investors scanning for 2026 positioning clues rather than fresh company-specific news.
On Monday, the Nasdaq fell 0.6% and chip-linked leaders were broadly softer, with Nvidia down about 1.5%, Reuters reported.
The iShares Semiconductor ETF was modestly lower on the day, underscoring the sector-wide tone.
For Broadcom, investors have been balancing strong AI demand against concerns aired earlier this month that a higher mix of custom AI processors and systems could pressure margins in the near term.
Some traders have also kept an eye on insider activity after a Form 4 filing showed CEO Hock E. Tan sold 130,000 shares on Dec. 18 at $326.02, with the filing noting the shares were contributed into an exchange fund.
Income-focused holders have a nearer-term calendar item: Broadcom’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per share is payable on Dec. 31 to stockholders of record as of Dec. 22, the company said.
“This is (not) the beginning of the end of the tech dominance, it’ll turn out to be a buying opportunity,” Hank Smith, director and head of investment strategy at Haverford Trust, told Reuters, describing the broader tech pullback. Reuters
Before Tuesday’s session, investors will watch Federal Reserve meeting minutes and weekly jobless claims in an otherwise data-light week, Reuters reported, with U.S. markets shut on Thursday for New Year’s Day.
For Broadcom specifically, the next major catalyst is its upcoming earnings report, listed on Yahoo Finance’s calendar for March 4 after the close, when investors will scrutinize AI-related revenue mix, margin commentary and any update to near-term demand trends.
