Broadcom Inc (AVGO)

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Broadcom significantly underperforming broader semiconductor space, trading with sizable losses while Intel (INTC), Micron (MU), Arm Holdings (ARM), Western Digital (WDC) and others post solid gains
11:43:17 AM ET, 01/20/2026 - Briefing.com
Broadcom (AVGO) is badly lagging its semiconductor peers as the stock digests a combination of geopolitical and operational headwinds, including a recent Chinese regulatory directive targeting its high-margin VMware software business.This directive, which Reuters reported on last week, mandates that domestic firms phase out foreign virtualization software, directly threatening a key growth engine for AVGO and risking an erosion of the high-margin recurring revenue targets that underpinned the $69 bln VMware acquisition.While other chipmakers are benefiting from a broader sector rally, AVGO is facing "margin anxiety" as its revenue mix shifts toward lower-margin custom AI hardware at the expense of its legacy software segments.Investor sentiment has also been dampened by the company's recent $4.5 bln senior note offering and reports of high-profile position trimming by institutional heavyweights.