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NASDAQ:CSCO

Cisco Systems - CSCO Competitors

$51.42
+0.25 (+0.49%)
(As of 03/30/2023 09:58 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$51.34
$51.68
50-Day Range
$46.46
$51.17
52-Week Range
$38.60
$56.94
Volume
1.24 million shs
Average Volume
18.22 million shs
Market Capitalization
$210.61 billion
P/E Ratio
18.84
Dividend Yield
2.96%
Price Target
$56.38

CSCO vs. IBM, ANET, CRM, TMUS, ORCL, ADBE, AMD, TXN, VZ, and SAP

Should you be buying Cisco Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cisco Systems include International Business Machines (IBM), Arista Networks (ANET), Salesforce (CRM), T-Mobile US (TMUS), Oracle (ORCL), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Texas Instruments (TXN), Verizon Communications (VZ), and SAP (SAP). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Cisco Systems vs.

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

55.9% of International Business Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Cisco Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Business Machines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

International Business Machines presently has a consensus target price of $142.73, indicating a potential upside of 10.04%. Cisco Systems has a consensus target price of $56.38, indicating a potential upside of 10.18%. Given Cisco Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than International Business Machines.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
International Business Machines
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Cisco Systems
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

International Business Machines pays an annual dividend of $6.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. International Business Machines pays out 375.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cisco Systems pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Business Machines has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Cisco Systems has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. International Business Machines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

International Business Machines has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cisco Systems has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

In the previous week, International Business Machines had 6 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for International Business Machines and 13 mentions for Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat International Business Machines' score of 0.99 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
International Business Machines
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cisco Systems
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cisco Systems received 1307 more outperform votes than International Business Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.11% of users gave Cisco Systems an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave International Business Machines an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
International Business MachinesOutperform Votes
1092
59.41%
Underperform Votes
746
40.59%
Cisco SystemsOutperform Votes
2399
74.11%
Underperform Votes
838
25.89%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Business Machines$60.53 billion1.94$1.64 billion$1.7673.70
Cisco Systems$51.56 billion4.07$11.81 billion$2.7318.74

Cisco Systems has a net margin of 21.26% compared to International Business Machines' net margin of 2.71%. International Business Machines' return on equity of 41.24% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Business Machines 2.71% 41.24% 6.48%
Cisco Systems 21.26% 31.19% 13.44%

Summary

Cisco Systems beats International Business Machines on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CSCO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CSCO vs. The Competition

MetricCisco SystemsComputer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$209.58B$25.21B$13.34B$5.92B
Dividend Yield3.01%3.06%4.29%4.51%
P/E Ratio18.7421.08362.0615.78
Price / Sales4.079.86941.3162.18
Price / Cash14.4020.0824.4822.47
Price / Book5.335.218.955.11
Net Income$11.81B$1.31B$529.29M$191.64M
7 Day Performance2.90%0.06%1.28%1.63%
1 Month Performance5.68%-3.22%-3.04%-5.38%
1 Year Performance-8.71%-10.32%-13.02%-17.41%

Cisco Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IBM
International Business Machines
2.5644 of 5 stars
$123.37
-0.5%
$142.73
+15.7%
-1.7%$111.91B$60.53B70.10345,000Options Volume
Positive News
ANET
Arista Networks
2.5311 of 5 stars
$169.39
+2.0%
$175.47
+3.6%
+15.4%$51.90B$4.38B39.673,612Short Interest ↑
CRM
Salesforce
2.6428 of 5 stars
$187.44
+0.5%
$211.24
+12.7%
-11.1%$187.44B$31.35B892.6179,390Insider Selling
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
TMUS
T-Mobile US
3.2809 of 5 stars
$142.30
-0.8%
$180.17
+26.6%
+12.0%$174.93B$79.57B69.0871,000Positive News
ORCL
Oracle
2.652 of 5 stars
$87.78
-0.1%
$95.06
+8.3%
+7.5%$236.99B$42.44B28.97143,000Analyst Downgrade
ADBE
Adobe
2.6459 of 5 stars
$369.00
+2.0%
$416.44
+12.9%
-18.7%$169.22B$17.61B36.3529,239Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↓
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
2.3253 of 5 stars
$100.28
+2.8%
$94.10
-6.2%
-22.0%$161.59B$23.60B113.9625,000Analyst Report
Positive News
TXN
Texas Instruments
2.8898 of 5 stars
$180.28
+2.2%
$179.70
-0.3%
-5.2%$159.78B$20.03B19.1833,000
VZ
Verizon Communications
3.5877 of 5 stars
$37.37
+0.2%
$47.63
+27.5%
-24.9%$156.95B$136.84B7.39117,100Insider Selling
SAP
SAP
2.4361 of 5 stars
$123.74
+1.2%
$119.00
-3.8%
+8.3%$145.96B$32.53B60.07111,961
This page (NASDAQ:CSCO) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff