Keybank National Association OH decreased its position in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 4.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 156,326 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after selling 7,935 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $24,013,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Teza Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth about $1,541,000. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its holdings in QUALCOMM by 3.3% in the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 188,654 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $28,979,000 after acquiring an additional 6,017 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in QUALCOMM by 36.6% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 14,579,529 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $2,313,634,000 after purchasing an additional 3,905,918 shares during the period. First Foundation Advisors increased its position in QUALCOMM by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. First Foundation Advisors now owns 156,770 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $24,083,000 after purchasing an additional 45,769 shares during the period. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in QUALCOMM by 42.2% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,055 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $162,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company's stock.
QUALCOMM Price Performance
QUALCOMM stock traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $162.11. The company had a trading volume of 4,280,773 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,524,085. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $150.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $154.87. The company has a market cap of $177.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.26. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $211.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.73, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $10.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.58 billion. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 40.11% and a net margin of 26.11%. QUALCOMM's revenue was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.44 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current year.
QUALCOMM Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.89 per share. This is a positive change from QUALCOMM's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 5th. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.25%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other QUALCOMM news, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.77, for a total value of $465,853.41. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 53,112 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,423,464.24. The trade was a 5.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Inc/De Qualcomm sold 412,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.00, for a total value of $6,600,000.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 426,797 shares of company stock valued at $8,672,710 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on QCOM. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $179.00 to $157.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Bank of America reduced their target price on QUALCOMM from $245.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. Benchmark reduced their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $240.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of QUALCOMM from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $186.96.
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QUALCOMM Profile
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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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