Inscription Capital LLC Boosts Stock Position in QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Key Points

• Inscription Capital LLC raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 58.1% in Q3, purchasing 4,799 shares to own 13,055 shares valued at about $2.17 million.
• Company insiders have been net sellers — EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares at $173.30, and insiders disposed of 44,820 shares worth roughly $7.88 million over the past three months while owning just 0.08%.
• Analysts hold an average "Hold" rating with a $191.28 target (11 Buy, 9 Hold, 1 Sell); Qualcomm recently beat quarterly EPS and revenue, guided Q1 2026 EPS of 3.30–3.50, and pays a $0.89 quarterly dividend (~2.2% yield).

Inscription Capital LLC raised its position in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 58.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,055 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,799 shares during the period. Inscription Capital LLC's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $2,172,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 72.2% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 155 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the second quarter worth $32,000. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.30, for a total value of $577,608.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 38,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,746,915.60. This trade represents a 7.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 203 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total value of $34,510.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 44,820 shares of company stock valued at $7,883,482. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on QCOM shares. Mizuho set a $175.00 target price on QUALCOMM and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $185.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $191.28.

QUALCOMM Trading Down 1.2%

NASDAQ QCOM opened at $159.42 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $170.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.60, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.82. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a one year low of $120.80 and a one year high of $205.95. The company's 50 day moving average price is $171.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $165.65.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.74 billion. QUALCOMM had a net margin of 12.51% and a return on equity of 43.22%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. QUALCOMM's payout ratio is currently 72.80%.

QUALCOMM Profile

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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