Chairman of the Board and CTO of Broadcom Corp. (BRCM) Henry Samueli sells 50,000 shares of BRCM on 08/10/2012 at an average price of $35 a share.

Broadcom Corporation has a market cap of $19.76 billion; its shares were traded at around $34.36 with a P/E ratio of 19.4 and P/S ratio of 2.7. The dividend yield of Broadcom Corporation stocks is 0.3%. Broadcom Corporation had an annual average earning growth of 43.5% over the past 5 years.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Executive Vice President & CFO Eric Brandt sold 2,500 shares of BRCM stock on 08/06/2012 at the average price of 33.99. Eric Brandt owns at least 320,788 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.09% since.
• Executive Vice President & CFO Eric Brandt sold 2,500 shares of BRCM stock on 05/07/2012 at the average price of 34.23. Eric Brandt owns at least 331,250 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.38% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of BRCM. For the complete insider trading history of BRCM, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• EVP&GM, Infrastructure Net Grp Rajiv Ramaswami sold 3,000 shares of BRCM stock on 08/08/2012 at the average price of 33.84. Rajiv Ramaswami owns at least 200,980 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.54% since.
• Chairman of the Board and CTO Henry Samueli sold 200,000 shares of BRCM stock on 08/01/2012 at the average price of 33.89. Henry Samueli owns at least 239,445 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.39% since.
• Chairman of the Board and CTO Henry Samueli sold 150,000 shares of BRCM stock on 07/02/2012 at the average price of 33.56. Henry Samueli owns at least 239,445 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.38% since.
• EVP, Human Resources Terri L. Timberman sold 500 shares of BRCM stock on 07/02/2012 at the average price of 33.83. Terri L. Timberman owns at least 144,114 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.57% since.
• Director John E Major sold 1,000 shares of BRCM stock on 06/18/2012 at the average price of 35. John E Major owns at least 30,165 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.83% since.

For the complete insider trading history of BRCM, click here.

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