Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Raises Holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) by 4.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,833,506 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 393,182 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.22% of Cisco Systems worth $671,677,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CSCO. Providence First Trust Co purchased a new stake in Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter worth approximately $753,000. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,338 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $6,882,000 after acquiring an additional 3,316 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in Cisco Systems by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 811,337 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $62,497,000 after purchasing an additional 6,593 shares in the last quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp raised its position in Cisco Systems by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 9,969 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $768,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its position in Cisco Systems by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 10,890 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $839,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company's stock.

Cisco Systems Stock Up 1.8%

NASDAQ:CSCO opened at $94.30 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $372.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.96. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $58.58 and a one year high of $94.72.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The network equipment provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $15.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.11 billion. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 19.22% and a return on equity of 27.88%. Cisco Systems's revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.94 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 2nd. This is a positive change from Cisco Systems's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Cisco Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. CICC Research increased their target price on Cisco Systems from $84.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Cisco Systems from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. HSBC raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Argus upgraded Cisco Systems to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Cisco Systems in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cisco Systems has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $90.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cisco Systems news, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 3,132 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.74, for a total transaction of $249,745.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 188,613 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $15,040,000.62. This trade represents a 1.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Charles Robbins sold 19,545 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.00, for a total transaction of $1,485,420.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 671,095 shares in the company, valued at $51,003,220. This represents a 2.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 46,431 shares of company stock worth $3,574,820. 0.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

More Cisco Systems News

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore raised its price target on Cisco to $110 and kept an "outperform" rating, signaling analyst confidence in upside tied to Cisco’s product mix (about a 17% implied upside from recent levels). Evercore price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco announced plans to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Astrix Security, expanding its access/connectivity security capabilities — a move that should accelerate product-led sales and M&A synergy messaging. Cisco to acquire Israeli co Astrix Security
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco is pushing security momentum by adding Qmulos to its SolutionsPlus program and integrating compliance analytics with its broader security portfolio (and deeper Splunk ties), which simplifies procurement and upsell opportunities to enterprise customers. Cisco Security Push With Astrix And Qmulos
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts (Evercore coverage) argue Cisco’s Silicon One ASIC business is underappreciated and could be a multi‑year growth driver for routing and AI networking — supportive for longer‑term revenue and margin upside. Silicon One underappreciated
• Positive Sentiment: Longer‑term tech roadmap: Cisco highlighted a Universal Quantum Switch for routing quantum information over standard fiber — a strategic signal that Cisco is positioning for future, high‑value networking platforms. Universal Quantum Switch
• Neutral Sentiment: Partner ecosystem news: C1 earned full Preferred status across Cisco 360 designations — positive for channel execution but incremental vs. the larger company story. C1 Preferred Partner status
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market context: tech stocks were mixed in recent sessions; some industry earnings (Microchip, Gen Digital, News Corp, BlackBerry) are being watched by investors but are not directly tied to Cisco’s fundamentals. Tech stocks mixed

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.

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