Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Key Points

• Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in QUALCOMM by 125.9%, acquiring a total of 20,471 shares worth approximately $3.26 million.
• QUALCOMM reported earnings of $2.77 per share for its last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $2.71, and has set Q4 2025 guidance between 2.750-2.950 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.89 per share, with an annual yield of 2.2%, payable to shareholders on December 18th.

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 125.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,471 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 11,409 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $3,260,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 122.4% during the first quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 169 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in QUALCOMM by 70.0% in the 1st quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 170 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Atticus Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in QUALCOMM by 21,200.0% in the 2nd quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC now owns 213 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

NASDAQ QCOM opened at $163.45 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $176.36 billion, a PE ratio of 15.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a twelve month low of $120.80 and a twelve month high of $182.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $162.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.74.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.77 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.33 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.33 EPS. The company'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. Equities analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current year.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio is 34.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on QCOM. Mizuho dropped their target price on QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $185.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $185.00 target price on QUALCOMM and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. UBS Group upped their target price on QUALCOMM from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $182.82.

Insider Activity at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 201 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total transaction of $34,170.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 203 shares in the company, valued at $34,510. This represents a 49.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 stock was sold at an average price of $156.86, for a total transaction of $522,814.38. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 159,767 shares of company stock valued at $26,322,745. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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