Robeco Schweiz AG decreased its position in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 1.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 192,795 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after selling 1,900 shares during the quarter. Robeco Schweiz AG's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $29,615,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in QUALCOMM by 70.0% during the 1st quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 170 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. WFA Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in QUALCOMM during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have issued reports on QCOM shares. Susquehanna reduced their price target on QUALCOMM from $210.00 to $190.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $140.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded QUALCOMM to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on QUALCOMM from $179.00 to $157.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their price target on QUALCOMM from $180.00 to $155.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $186.39.
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Insider Activity at QUALCOMM
In related news, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.28, for a total transaction of $537,546.24. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 46,446 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,490,810.88. The trade was a 6.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Inc/De Qualcomm sold 412,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 424,099 shares of company stock valued at $8,310,735. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.
QUALCOMM Trading Down 1.0%
Shares of QUALCOMM stock traded down $1.63 on Friday, reaching $157.46. 5,902,831 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,528,385. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $152.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $155.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $172.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.26. 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 Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $211.09.
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.82 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $10.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.58 billion. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 40.11% and a net margin of 26.11%. QUALCOMM's revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.44 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.
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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