Guild Investment Management Inc. Grows Position in QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Key Points

• Guild Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in QUALCOMM by 20.7% during the second quarter, owning 17,264 shares valued at $2,750,000, making it the firm’s 17th largest position.
• QUALCOMM's quarterly earnings beat estimates, reporting $2.77 earnings per share and revenue of $10.37 billion, reflecting a 10.4% year-over-year increase.
• Insider sales have been notable, with over 159,000 shares sold by company insiders in the last 90 days, significantly decreasing their ownership percentages.

Guild Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 20.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,264 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,960 shares during the period. QUALCOMM makes up about 2.4% of Guild Investment Management Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Guild Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $2,750,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Advantage Inc. raised its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Advantage Inc. now owns 2,353 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Rise Advisors LLC lifted its position in QUALCOMM by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $161,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its position in QUALCOMM by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,504 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. raised its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. now owns 1,412 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $217,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC increased its stake in QUALCOMM by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 25,254 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $3,879,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company's stock.

QUALCOMM Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of QUALCOMM stock opened at $165.46 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $178.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $159.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $153.39.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on QCOM shares. Mizuho dropped their price target on QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $185.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Arete Research set a $200.00 target price on QUALCOMM in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on QUALCOMM from $245.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $182.82.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other QUALCOMM news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.40, for a total value of $234,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 21,193 shares in the company, valued at $3,102,655.20. The trade was a 7.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.86, for a total value of $522,814.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 39,874 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,254,635.64. The trade was a 7.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 159,767 shares of company stock valued at $26,322,745 over the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

QUALCOMM 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.

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