Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV Buys 5,500 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)

Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV lifted its stake in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 7.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 77,846 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,500 shares during the quarter. QUALCOMM accounts for about 4.6% of Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $11,958,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Eagle Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 1,427 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $219,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. grew its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 1,717 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $264,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. TBH Global Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. TBH Global Asset Management LLC now owns 7,050 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc raised its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 4,110 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $631,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Finally, Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in QUALCOMM by 15.8% in the 4th quarter. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC now owns 477 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.35% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QCOM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Loop Capital reduced their target price on QUALCOMM from $180.00 to $155.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered QUALCOMM from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn raised QUALCOMM to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $195.00 to $160.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $190.28.

Insider Transactions at QUALCOMM

In related news, major shareholder Inc/De Qualcomm sold 412,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.10, for a total transaction of $486,951.30. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,779 shares in the company, valued at $7,272,711.90. The trade was a 6.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 423,464 shares of company stock valued at $8,135,164. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $153.63 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 2.73. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $225.90. The company has a market cap of $168.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.64, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $146.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $155.11.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $10.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.58 billion. QUALCOMM had a net margin of 26.11% and a return on equity of 40.11%. The business'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 company earned $2.44 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

QUALCOMM Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.89 per share. This is an increase from QUALCOMM's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio is currently 36.25%.

About QUALCOMM

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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