By Simply Wall St
Publication Date: 2026-01-14 14:00:00
In the last year, many Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) insiders sold a substantial stake in the company which may have sparked shareholders’ attention. When analyzing insider transactions, it is usually more valuable to know whether insiders are buying versus knowing if they are selling, as the latter sends an ambiguous message. However, if numerous insiders are selling, shareholders should investigate more.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Independent Chairman of the Board, Henry Samueli, sold US$121m worth of shares at a price of US$188 per share. That means that even when the share price was below the…
