Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$67.32 +0.30 (+0.45%)

Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$67.40 +0.08 (+0.11%)

As of 08/22/2025 07:59 PM Eastern

Cisco Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 24 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
10

Buy
14

Based on 24 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Cisco Systems in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 24 analysts, 10 have given a hold rating, 13 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for CSCO.

Consensus Price Target

$74.53
10.70% Upside

According to the 24 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cisco Systems, the average price target is $74.53. The highest price target for CSCO is $87.00, while the lowest price target for CSCO is $63.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 10.70% from the current price of $67.32.

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CSCO Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/23/24 to 8/23/25	1 Month Ago 7/24/24 to 7/24/25	3 Months Ago 5/25/24 to 5/25/25	1 Year Ago 8/24/23 to 8/23/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	13 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$74.53	$70.35	$68.00	$55.89
Forecasted Upside	10.70% Upside	3.02% Upside	7.75% Upside	10.15% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

CSCO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CSCO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Cisco Systems Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Cisco Systems	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.63	2.66	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	10.70% Upside	62.45% Upside	9.65% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CSCO News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
8/15/2025	Hsbc Global Res 5 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/15/2025	HSBC 2 of 5 stars	Stephen Bersey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold	$69.00	-0.43%
8/14/2025	William Blair 2 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Hold
8/14/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	James Fish Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$64.00 ➝ $70.00	+1.07%
8/14/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Amit Daryanani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$72.00 ➝ $74.00	+5.56%
8/14/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Aaron Rakers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $83.00	+18.40%
8/14/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Tim Long Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$66.00 ➝ $71.00	+0.97%
8/14/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Tal Liani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$76.00 ➝ $85.00	+20.88%
8/14/2025	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Genovese Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$87.00	+23.73%
8/5/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	David Vogt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$70.00 ➝ $74.00	+8.04%
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7/18/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Meta Marshall Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$67.00 ➝ $70.00	+2.49%
7/17/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Samik Chatterjee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$73.00 ➝ $78.00	+14.21%
7/14/2025	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Shiwen Li Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$78.00	+14.79%
7/8/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	George Notter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Peer Perform
6/26/2025	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Nispel Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$77.00	+12.92%
6/16/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Niknam Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$65.00 ➝ $73.00	+13.90%
5/16/2025	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Ferragu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Neutral	$70.00	+10.06%
5/15/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Atif Malik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$68.00 ➝ $71.00	+8.98%
2/18/2025	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
2/13/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Ng Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$56.00 ➝ $63.00	-1.41%
1/28/2025	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	K. Ackerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$72.00	+21.85%
1/6/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Reitzes Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
10/14/2024	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	I. Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$76.00 ➝ $78.00	+43.86%
8/15/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$56.00 ➝ $53.00	+8.85%
8/15/2024	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold
5/16/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$54.00 ➝ $58.00	+17.86%
10/30/2023	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform

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Should I Buy Cisco Systems Stock? CSCO Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, August 21, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Cisco Systems pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Cisco Systems
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Cisco:

The current stock price is around $66.60, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for value in the tech sector.
Cisco has a strong market presence in the Internet Protocol based networking industry, which is essential for modern communication and information technology.
Recent insider trading activity indicates confidence in the company's future, as executives have been actively managing their stock positions.
The company has shown resilience in its financial performance, with significant sales of stock by insiders suggesting a strategic approach to capital management.
Cisco's diverse product offerings and global reach position it well to capitalize on emerging technologies and market trends.

Cisco Systems
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Cisco for these reasons:

Insider sales have resulted in a decrease in ownership percentages, which could signal a lack of confidence in the company's short-term performance.
Recent insider transactions show a trend of executives reducing their holdings, which may raise concerns about the company's future prospects.
With only 0.01% of the stock owned by insiders, there may be limited alignment between management and shareholder interests.
The tech industry is highly competitive, and Cisco faces challenges from emerging players and rapid technological changes.
Market volatility can impact stock performance, and recent trends suggest fluctuations that could affect investor sentiment.

CSCO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 24 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cisco Systems is $74.53, with a high forecast of $87.00 and a low forecast of $63.00.
: 24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cisco Systems in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CSCO shares.
: According to analysts, Cisco Systems's stock has a predicted upside of 10.70% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Cisco Systems's stock had 3 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Cisco Systems has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, CICC Research, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, Hsbc Global Res, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Rosenblatt Securities, UBS Group, Wells Fargo & Company, William Blair, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Cisco Systems less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Cisco Systems is 2.63 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.66. Learn more on how CSCO compares to other companies.

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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Forecast & Price Target