Q1 Earnings Forecast for Cisco Systems Issued By KeyCorp

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cisco Systems in a report released on Wednesday, June 25th. KeyCorp analyst B. Nispel expects that the network equipment provider will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $77.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cisco Systems' current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Cisco Systems' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.27 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Cisco Systems from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $65.00 to $73.00 in a report on Monday, June 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Cisco Systems from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the company from $72.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Cisco Systems from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Cisco Systems in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $69.53.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of CSCO opened at $68.95 on Friday. Cisco Systems has a 1 year low of $44.50 and a 1 year high of $69.25. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $62.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $61.02. The company has a market capitalization of $273.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.14, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.95.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The network equipment provider reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 17.60% and a return on equity of 26.48%. The firm had revenue of $14.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be issued a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. Cisco Systems's dividend payout ratio is currently 66.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In related news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 9,643 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.50, for a total transaction of $612,330.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 181,186 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,505,311. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Maria Victoria Wong sold 4,185 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.51, for a total transaction of $265,789.35. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 38,103 shares in the company, valued at $2,419,921.53. This trade represents a 9.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 97,335 shares of company stock valued at $6,271,054 over the last three months. 0.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Cisco Systems

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CSCO. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 49.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 74,187 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $4,392,000 after buying an additional 24,562 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 2,474 shares in the last quarter. Sabal Trust CO increased its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Sabal Trust CO now owns 9,819 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $581,000 after purchasing an additional 716 shares during the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the 4th quarter worth about $169,000. Finally, Nwam LLC raised its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 19,176 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $1,135,000 after purchasing an additional 606 shares in the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Cisco Systems

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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