QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM Shares Sold by Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in QUALCOMM by 17.9%, now holding 8,712 shares valued at approximately $1.39 million.
• Institutional investors own 74.35% of QUALCOMM's stock, with various funds like Vanguard and UBS increasing their holdings in recent quarters.
• QUALCOMM reported earnings of $2.77 per share for the last quarter, outperforming analysts' expectations and setting a guidance of 2.750-2.950 EPS for Q4 2025.

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 17.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,712 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after selling 1,897 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $1,387,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 0.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 114,368,470 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $17,568,141,000 after acquiring an additional 638,284 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 6.6% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 10,422,341 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $1,600,976,000 after purchasing an additional 641,654 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 2.2% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,846,093 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $1,512,458,000 after purchasing an additional 215,900 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in QUALCOMM by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 9,780,687 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $1,502,509,000 after acquiring an additional 1,424,106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in QUALCOMM by 5.3% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 9,389,620 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $1,441,847,000 after acquiring an additional 471,648 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $185.00 target price on QUALCOMM and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. UBS Group raised their price target on QUALCOMM from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Citigroup restated a "hold" rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $182.82.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 273 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.42, for a total value of $44,067.66. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 404 shares in the company, valued at $65,213.68. The trade was a 40.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.86, for a total value of $522,814.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 39,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,254,635.64. This trade represents a 7.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 12,899 shares of company stock worth $1,992,121. Insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

QUALCOMM Stock Up 1.8%

QCOM opened at $164.14 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $156.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $152.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 3.19. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a one year low of $120.80 and a one year high of $182.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $177.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.21.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.06. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 40.35% and a net margin of 26.77%.The business had revenue of $10.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.33 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.33 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. QUALCOMM has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.750-2.950 EPS. Analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th will be given a $0.89 dividend. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 4th. QUALCOMM's payout ratio is 34.33%.

QUALCOMM Company Profile

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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