Cisco Systems (CSCO) Competitors

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is CSCO or QCOM more profitable?

QUALCOMM has a net margin of 25.94% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 16.96%. QUALCOMM's return on equity of 39.51% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cisco Systems	16.96%	26.08%	9.65%
QUALCOMM	25.94%	39.51%	18.65%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than QUALCOMM. QUALCOMM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cisco Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cisco Systems	$55.62B	4.57	$10.32B	$2.45	26.20
QUALCOMM	$42.29B	4.14	$10.14B	$9.82	16.24

Which has more volatility and risk, CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QUALCOMM has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CSCO or QCOM a better dividend stock?

Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. QUALCOMM pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cisco Systems pays out 66.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QUALCOMM pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cisco Systems has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and QUALCOMM has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems received 176 more outperform votes than QUALCOMM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.19% of users gave QUALCOMM an outperform vote while only 73.01% of users gave Cisco Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cisco Systems	Outperform Votes 2453 73.01%	Underperform Votes 907 26.99%
QUALCOMM	Outperform Votes 2277 77.19%	Underperform Votes 673 22.81%

Do analysts prefer CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems currently has a consensus target price of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.94%. QUALCOMM has a consensus target price of $189.88, indicating a potential upside of 19.06%. Given QUALCOMM's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QUALCOMM is more favorable than Cisco Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cisco Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
QUALCOMM	1 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Does the media prefer CSCO or QCOM?

In the previous week, Cisco Systems had 12 more articles in the media than QUALCOMM. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Cisco Systems and 73 mentions for QUALCOMM. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat QUALCOMM's score of 0.92 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cisco Systems	62 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
QUALCOMM	46 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CSCO or QCOM?

73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of QUALCOMM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of QUALCOMM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

QUALCOMM beats Cisco Systems on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.