Cisco Systems (CSCO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, QCOM or CSCO?

QUALCOMM has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QCOM or CSCO?

Cisco Systems received 167 more outperform votes than QUALCOMM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.70% of users gave QUALCOMM an outperform vote while only 73.24% of users gave Cisco Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QUALCOMM	Outperform Votes 2247 77.70%	Underperform Votes 645 22.30%
Cisco Systems	Outperform Votes 2414 73.24%	Underperform Votes 882 26.76%

Does the media favor QCOM or CSCO?

In the previous week, QUALCOMM had 10 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for QUALCOMM and 25 mentions for Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat QUALCOMM's score of 0.55 indicating that QUALCOMM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QUALCOMM	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cisco Systems	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is QCOM or CSCO more profitable?

QUALCOMM has a net margin of 23.03% compared to QUALCOMM's net margin of 21.88%. Cisco Systems' return on equity of 37.09% beat QUALCOMM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QUALCOMM	23.03%	37.09%	16.22%
Cisco Systems	21.88%	30.82%	13.18%

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

74.4% of QUALCOMM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of QUALCOMM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer QCOM or CSCO?

QUALCOMM currently has a consensus price target of $199.63, suggesting a potential upside of 10.87%. Cisco Systems has a consensus price target of $56.47, suggesting a potential upside of 17.95%. Given QUALCOMM's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than QUALCOMM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QUALCOMM	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Cisco Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Which has higher valuation & earnings, QCOM or CSCO?

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than QUALCOMM. Cisco Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QUALCOMM, 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
QUALCOMM	$35.82B	5.61	$7.23B	$7.44	24.20
Cisco Systems	$57.00B	3.38	$12.61B	$2.97	16.12

Is QCOM or CSCO a better dividend stock?

QUALCOMM pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. QUALCOMM pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cisco Systems pays out 53.9% 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. QUALCOMM has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Cisco Systems has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Summary

QUALCOMM beats Cisco Systems on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.