2006 price change: -4.8%
Executive casualty: CFO William Ruehle said he would retire early because of his company's internal options review.
Investment Outlook: Cautious. While the broadband semi company has a healthy balance sheet and has hit recent earnings marks, it's no longer delivering stunning sequential sales gains. It will likely move beyond the options mess, but needs to improve revenue in key units including Ethernet and DSL gear.
Broadcom (BRCM)
Price change data for all stocks from 12/30/05 through 11/2/06. Source: Baseline
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