CSM Advisors LLC Has $3.75 Million Stock Holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Key Points

• CSM Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. by 91.8% during the first quarter, now owning shares worth approximately $3.75 million.
• Insider transactions included EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya selling over 7,500 shares for about $502,000, resulting in a 4.44% decrease in their ownership.
• Cisco Systems announced a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share, with an annualized dividend yield of 2.4%, and a dividend payout ratio of 62.60%.

CSM Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) by 91.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 60,771 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 29,085 shares during the period. CSM Advisors LLC's holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $3,752,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Navigoe LLC bought a new position in Cisco Systems in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in Cisco Systems in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. JDM Financial Group LLC increased its position in Cisco Systems by 160.4% in the 4th quarter. JDM Financial Group LLC now owns 487 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Pandora Wealth Inc. bought a new position in Cisco Systems in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 224.7% during the 1st 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.33% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In other news, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 7,511 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.84, for a total transaction of $502,035.24. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 161,467 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,792,454.28. This represents a 4.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Maria Victoria Wong sold 475 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.61, for a total transaction of $32,589.75. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,630 shares in the company, valued at $2,375,964.30. This trade represents a 1.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 135,118 shares of company stock valued at $8,847,167 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.01% of the company's stock.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CSCO opened at $67.32 on Monday. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 1 year low of $47.85 and a 1 year high of $72.55. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $68.20 and a 200-day moving average of $63.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $266.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.91.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The network equipment provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (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 27.02%. The company had revenue of $14.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. Cisco Systems's quarterly revenue 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 3rd. Cisco Systems's dividend payout ratio is 62.60%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on CSCO shares. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Cisco Systems from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $65.00 to $73.00 in a report on Monday, June 16th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $87.00 price objective on shares of Cisco Systems in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Cisco Systems from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $74.53.

Cisco Systems Company 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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