Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Has $25.23 Million Holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Key Points

• Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Cisco Systems by 1.1% during the 1st quarter, holding 408,763 shares valued at approximately $25.23 million.
• Recent insider trading shows significant sales, with EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf selling 9,783 shares and EVP Oliver Tuszik selling 15,000 shares, indicating a trend of insiders reducing their positions.
• Cisco Systems reported a quarterly earnings beat with $0.99 EPS, surpassing estimates, and has set guidance for Q1 2026 EPS between 0.970-0.990.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) by 1.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 408,763 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 4,435 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.'s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $25,225,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legacy Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Cisco Systems by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,100 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the period. Capital Advantage Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advantage Inc. now owns 17,361 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $1,028,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Avalon Trust Co lifted its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 5.4% in the first quarter. Avalon Trust Co now owns 3,433 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital boosted its stake in Cisco Systems by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 69,220 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $4,272,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GSG Advisors LLC raised its position in Cisco Systems by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. GSG Advisors LLC now owns 4,023 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $234,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In related news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 9,783 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.60, for a total value of $651,547.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 161,662 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,766,689.20. This trade represents a 5.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 15,000 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.53, for a total value of $952,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 131,676 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,365,376.28. This represents a 10.23% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 135,118 shares of company stock worth $8,847,167 over the last three months. 0.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on CSCO shares. New Street Research restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Cisco Systems in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Cisco Systems from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $65.00 to $73.00 in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Hsbc Global Res lowered Cisco Systems from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. William Blair raised shares of Cisco Systems to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $76.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.53.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

CSCO stock opened at $67.32 on Monday. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $47.85 and a 52-week high of $72.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $266.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.69, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.91. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $68.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 13th. The network equipment provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.01. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 18.45% and a return on equity of 27.02%. The company had revenue of $14.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. Cisco Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-0.990 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.060 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Cisco Systems's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.60%.

Cisco Systems Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization.

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