Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO Shares Sold by Trilogy Capital Inc.

Key Points

• Trilogy Capital Inc. reduced its holdings in Cisco Systems by 9.0%, selling 5,740 shares and ending with a total of 57,876 shares valued at approximately $4,015,000.
• Several institutional investors have increased their positions in Cisco, with 73.33% of the company's stock now owned by hedge funds and institutional investors.
• Cisco Systems reported a Q1 2026 EPS guidance of between 0.970-0.990 and plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share on October 22nd.

Trilogy Capital Inc. reduced its holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 57,876 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after selling 5,740 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc.'s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $4,015,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CSCO. QTR Family Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. QTR Family Wealth LLC now owns 8,954 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $621,000 after buying an additional 329 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 188,621 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $13,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2,287 shares during the period. Marino Stram & Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Marino Stram & Associates LLC now owns 10,584 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $734,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the period. Forza Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Forza Wealth Management LLC now owns 62,616 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $4,344,000 after purchasing an additional 467 shares during the period. Finally, Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 0.8% during the second quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,806 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $1,305,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on CSCO shares. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Cisco Systems in a report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $77.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $73.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. CICC Research started coverage on Cisco Systems in a report on Monday, July 14th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $78.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Cisco Systems from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cisco Systems news, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 7,511 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.84, for a total value of $502,035.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 161,467 shares in the company, valued at $10,792,454.28. The trade was a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 17,526 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.95, for a total value of $1,190,891.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 198,855 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,512,197.25. This trade represents a 8.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 82,965 shares of company stock worth $5,559,996 over the last 90 days. 0.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Cisco Systems stock opened at $68.42 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $270.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.43. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $52.11 and a 1-year high of $72.55.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The network equipment provider reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $14.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. Cisco Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Cisco Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-0.990 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.060 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

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

About Cisco Systems

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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