Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 25,538 shares of the wireless technology company's stock, valued at approximately $4,719,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in QCOM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Qualcomm by 116.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,356 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 9,343 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Qualcomm by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,542 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 44.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,325 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $530,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 5,778 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $920,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the period. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Qualcomm by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,800 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $1,083,000 after buying an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have weighed in on QCOM shares. UBS Group lowered their price target on Qualcomm from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Qualcomm to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Oppenheimer set a $200.00 target price on shares of Qualcomm in a report on Monday, July 27th. Tigress Financial increased their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore set a $159.00 target price on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $203.76.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Qualcomm
In other Qualcomm news, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.26, for a total value of $408,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,684 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,376,869.84. The trade was a 10.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 625 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.85, for a total transaction of $101,781.25. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 208 shares in the company, valued at $33,872.80. The trade was a 75.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,325 shares of company stock worth $1,925,859. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Qualcomm Price Performance
Qualcomm stock opened at $164.19 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market cap of $172.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.00, a P/E/G ratio of 15.16 and a beta of 1.65. The business's fifty day moving average is $172.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $168.85. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 52 week low of $121.99 and a 52 week high of $259.92.
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.02). Qualcomm had a net margin of 21.01% and a return on equity of 38.36%. The business had revenue of $9.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.77 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualcomm has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Qualcomm Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Qualcomm's dividend payout ratio is currently 42.59%.
About Qualcomm
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Qualcomm Incorporated is a global semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1985, the company is known for its development of wireless technologies and for playing a central role in the evolution of digital cellular standards, including CDMA and subsequent generations of mobile standards. Qualcomm’s business combines the design and sale of semiconductor products with a patent licensing program for wireless technologies and related intellectual property.
The company’s product portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) platforms marketed under the Snapdragon brand, cellular modem and RF front-end components, connectivity solutions for Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, and processors and platforms aimed at automotive, IoT, networking and edge-computing applications.
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