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QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) Shares Down 2.5% - Time to Sell?

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QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) fell 2.5% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $157.96 and last traded at $158.16. 1,816,959 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 79% from the average session volume of 8,521,156 shares. The stock had previously closed at $162.21.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on QCOM. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $195.00 to $160.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $245.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $140.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $250.00 to $216.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, QUALCOMM currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $188.00.

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QUALCOMM Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 2.73 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $151.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $154.97. The company has a market cap of $173.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.26.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.82 by $0.03. QUALCOMM had a net margin of 26.11% and a return on equity of 40.11%. The company had revenue of $10.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.58 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.44 earnings per share. QUALCOMM's revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.

QUALCOMM Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.89 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.25%. This is an increase from QUALCOMM's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.25%.

Insider Transactions at QUALCOMM

In other news, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.28, for a total transaction of $537,546.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 46,446 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,490,810.88. This trade represents a 6.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Inc/De Qualcomm sold 412,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.00, for a total transaction of $6,600,000.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 424,747 shares of company stock valued at $8,402,174. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of QUALCOMM

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in QUALCOMM by 0.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 114,368,470 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $17,568,141,000 after purchasing an additional 638,284 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in QUALCOMM by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 27,798,900 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $4,262,826,000 after purchasing an additional 670,432 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in QUALCOMM during the fourth quarter worth $2,721,882,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in QUALCOMM by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 13,289,513 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $2,041,535,000 after purchasing an additional 1,493,076 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in QUALCOMM by 6.6% during 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 worth $1,600,976,000 after purchasing an additional 641,654 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company's stock.

About QUALCOMM

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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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