Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. Has $2.81 Million Stock Position in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Key Points

• Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Cisco Systems by 45.2%, owning 40,504 shares worth approximately $2.81 million as of the end of the second quarter.
• Institutional investors hold about 73.33% of Cisco’s stock, with various funds like Brighton Jones LLC and Revolve Wealth Partners LLC also significantly increasing their positions recently.
• Cisco reported earnings of $0.99 per share for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, and set guidance for Q1 2026 between $0.970 and $0.990 EPS.

Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) by 45.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,504 shares of the network equipment provider's stock after buying an additional 12,611 shares during the quarter. Cisco Systems accounts for about 1.2% of Ranch Capital Advisors Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Ranch Capital Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $2,810,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CSCO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 49.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 74,187 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $4,392,000 after purchasing an additional 24,562 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 37.0% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,156 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $542,000 after purchasing an additional 2,474 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 16.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 108,871 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $6,718,000 after purchasing an additional 15,514 shares in the last quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems during the 1st quarter worth approximately $237,000. Finally, Lecap Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems during the 1st quarter worth approximately $299,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.33% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 2,718 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.08, for a total value of $185,041.44. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 157,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,701,086.72. This represents a 1.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Charles Robbins sold 30,557 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.63, for a total value of $2,036,012.91. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 639,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $42,576,570. This represents a 4.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 82,965 shares of company stock valued at $5,559,996 in the last ninety days. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Cisco Systems Trading Up 0.5%

CSCO stock opened at $70.63 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $279.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.96, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.97. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $52.11 and a twelve month high of $72.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The business has a fifty day moving average of $68.30 and a 200-day moving average of $65.61.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $14.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.63 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.06% and a net margin of 18.45%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. Cisco Systems has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-0.990 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.060 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, October 3rd were issued a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 3rd. Cisco Systems's dividend payout ratio is currently 62.60%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on CSCO shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Cisco Systems from $75.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $87.00 price target on shares of Cisco Systems in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Cisco Systems from $73.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered Cisco Systems from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 12th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res downgraded Cisco Systems from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. One 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cisco Systems currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.72.

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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