Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO Position Raised by Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.

Key Points

• Generali Investments CEE increased its position in Cisco Systems by 19.8% during the second quarter, acquiring an additional 17,640 shares, bringing its total holdings to 106,539 shares worth $7.39 million.
• Cisco's latest earnings report showed an EPS of $0.99, beating estimates by $0.01, and a revenue of $14.67 billion, a 7.6% increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share, with a yield of 2.4%, to be paid on October 22nd, with an ex-dividend date of October 3rd.

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. increased its position in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) by 19.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 106,539 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 17,640 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.'s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $7,392,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pandora Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Cisco Systems during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Nova Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Cisco Systems during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Cisco Systems by 224.7% during the first quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 578 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Cisco Systems during the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Investment Management Corp VA ADV raised its holdings in Cisco Systems by 145.3% during the first quarter. Investment Management Corp VA ADV now owns 596 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company's stock.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CSCO opened at $68.42 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day moving average is $68.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.11 and a 12-month high of $72.55. The company has a market cap of $270.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.99.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The network equipment provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.01. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 18.45% and a return on equity of 27.06%. The company had revenue of $14.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. Cisco Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-0.990 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.060 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 3rd. Cisco Systems's payout ratio is 62.60%.

Insider Activity at Cisco Systems

In other news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 2,718 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.08, for a total transaction of $185,041.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 157,184 shares in the company, valued at $10,701,086.72. The trade was a 1.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Charles Robbins sold 30,557 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.63, for a total transaction of $2,036,012.91. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 639,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,576,570. This represents a 4.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 82,965 shares of company stock worth $5,559,996. Insiders own 0.01% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Cisco Systems from $75.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Cisco Systems from $64.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Cisco Systems from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 12th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded Cisco Systems from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Cisco Systems from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $74.53.

Cisco Systems Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization.

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