NASDAQ:CSCO - Cisco Systems Stock Price, Price Target & More

Question 1

What is Cisco Systems' stock symbol?

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Cisco Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CSCO."

Question 2

How often does Cisco Systems pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cisco Systems?

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Cisco Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 6th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Wednesday, July 25th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 5th. View Cisco Systems' Dividend History.

Question 3

How will Cisco Systems' stock buyback program work?

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Cisco Systems declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $25,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Question 4

How were Cisco Systems' earnings last quarter?

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Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 16th. The network equipment provider reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. The network equipment provider had revenue of $12.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.42 billion. Cisco Systems had a negative net margin of 2.61% and a positive return on equity of 19.48%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share. View Cisco Systems' Earnings History.

Question 5

When is Cisco Systems' next earnings date?

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Cisco Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 15th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Cisco Systems.

Question 6

What guidance has Cisco Systems issued on next quarter's earnings?

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Cisco Systems issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 16th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.68-0.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.69. The company issued revenue guidance of +4-6% to ~$12.62-12.86 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.72 billion.

Question 7

What price target have analysts set for CSCO?

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31 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Cisco Systems' shares. Their predictions range from $33.00 to $58.00. On average, they anticipate Cisco Systems' share price to reach $46.4815 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Cisco Systems.

Question 8

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Cisco Systems?

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31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cisco Systems in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 22 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Question 9

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Cisco Systems stock?

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Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Cisco Systems stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Cisco delivered stellar third quarter results. Strong contribution from acquisitions, security, Infrastructure Platforms and applications drove year-over-year growth. We believe that Cisco’s expanding footprint in the rapidly growing security market presents significant growth opportunity. Strengthening collaboration portfolio which now includes Webex Teams and AI-based Accompany bodes well. Partnerships with Telenor, Apple, IBM, Microsoft and Google Cloud are positive. Divestiture of a portion of Cisco’s NDS video assets is likely to mitigate the sluggishness witnessed in other product segment. Shares have outperformed industry on a year-to-date basis. However, weakness in switching and routing is a headwind. Ongoing transition to subscription-based model will continue to hurt the top line. Further, dampening service provider business and intense competition from the likes of Huawei, Juniper and Arista Networks are other concerns." (5/22/2018)
2. Royal Bank of Canada analysts commented, "We also believe there’s room for SG&A to come in better than UAA’s conservative plan. Above-consensus FY18 EPS guidance seems likely We expect UAA to guide to modest sales growth, stronger for FY18 than FY17, driven by international and DTC." (2/12/2018)

Question 10

Are investors shorting Cisco Systems?

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Cisco Systems saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 29th, there was short interest totalling 40,144,702 shares, a decline of 21.9% from the June 15th total of 51,399,602 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 22,244,836 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Cisco Systems' Current Options Chain.

Question 11

Who are some of Cisco Systems' key competitors?

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Some companies that are related to Cisco Systems include IBM Common Stock (IBM), HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Toshiba (TOSYY), Arista Networks (ANET), F5 Networks (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Electronics For Imaging (EFII), Extreme Networks (EXTR), A10 Networks (ATEN), Digi International (DGII), Silicom (SILC), Allot Communications (ALLT), Xplore Technologies (XPLR) and Lantronix (LTRX).

Question 12

Who are Cisco Systems' key executives?

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Cisco Systems' management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Charles H. Robbins, Chairman & CEO (Age 52)
Mr. John T. Chambers, Chairman Emeritus (Age 69)
Ms. Kelly A. Kramer, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 50)
Mr. Chris Dedicoat, Exec. VP of Worldwide Sales & Field Operations (Age 61)
Ms. Rebecca J. Jacoby, Advisor (Age 56)

Question 13

Has Cisco Systems been receiving favorable news coverage?

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News stories about CSCO stock have been trending positive on Sunday, according to Accern. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Cisco Systems earned a daily sentiment score of 0.28 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the network equipment provider an impact score of 45.74 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Question 14

Who are Cisco Systems' major shareholders?

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Cisco Systems' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.37%), Swedbank (0.24%), Hexavest Inc. (0.09%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%) and Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own Cisco Systems stock include Arun Sarin, Carol Bartz, Charles Robbins, Chris Dedicoat, David Goeckeler, John L Hennessy, John T Chambers, Karen Walker, M Michele Burns, Mark D Chandler, Prat Bhatt, Rebecca Jacoby, Roderick C Mcgeary and Steven M West. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cisco Systems.

Question 15

Which major investors are selling Cisco Systems stock?

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CSCO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DnB Asset Management AS, KAMES CAPITAL plc, Swedbank, Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold Cisco Systems company stock in the last year include Arun Sarin, Charles Robbins, David Goeckeler, John T Chambers, Karen Walker, M Michele Burns, Mark D Chandler, Prat Bhatt, Rebecca Jacoby and Roderick C Mcgeary. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cisco Systems.

Question 16

Which major investors are buying Cisco Systems stock?

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CSCO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Cobiz Wealth LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Hexavest Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cisco Systems.

Question 17

How do I buy shares of Cisco Systems?

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Shares of CSCO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

Question 18

What is Cisco Systems' stock price today?

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One share of CSCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.78.

Question 19

How big of a company is Cisco Systems?

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Cisco Systems has a market capitalization of $201.28 billion and generates $48.01 billion in revenue each year. The network equipment provider earns $9.61 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.15 on an earnings per share basis. Cisco Systems employs 72,900 workers across the globe.

Question 20

How can I contact Cisco Systems?

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Cisco Systems' mailing address is 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA, 95134. The network equipment provider can be reached via phone at 408-526-4000 or via email at [email protected]

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