QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM Shares Bought by Capital Analysts LLC

Key Points

• Capital Analysts LLC has increased its holdings in QUALCOMM by 11.5%, owning 25,513 shares valued at approximately $3.92 million.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on QUALCOMM's stock, with price targets ranging from $140.00 to $200.00, reflecting a consensus rating of "Hold".
• QUALCOMM recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.89 per share, with an annualized yield of 2.3% and a payout ratio of 34.33%.

Capital Analysts LLC raised its holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 11.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 25,513 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,629 shares during the quarter. Capital Analysts LLC's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $3,919,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of QCOM. Eagle Strategies LLC raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 1,427 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 1,717 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 3,313 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 5.1% during the first quarter. Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. now owns 1,412 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Finally, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 0.3% during the first quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 25,254 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $3,879,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on QCOM shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $140.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Citigroup reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Benchmark dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $210.00 to $190.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $181.10.

QUALCOMM Stock Up 2.5%

QCOM traded up $3.88 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $158.01. 7,710,038 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,572,686. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $155.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $153.20. The company has a market cap of $170.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.24, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.23. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $182.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 2.38.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $10.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.33 billion. QUALCOMM had a net margin of 26.77% and a return on equity of 40.35%. The business's revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.33 EPS. QUALCOMM has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.750-2.950 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.89 per share. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 4th. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.33%.

Insider Activity at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, CAO Neil Martin sold 791 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.82, for a total transaction of $122,462.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at $171,230.92. This trade represents a 41.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.40, for a total transaction of $234,240.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 21,193 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,102,655.20. This represents a 7.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 12,390 shares of company stock valued at $1,874,817. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

QUALCOMM Company Profile

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products.