NASDAQ:QCOMQUALCOMM Stock Price, Forecast & News

QUALCOMM's stock was trading at $74.59 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, QCOM shares have increased by 25.0% and is now trading at $93.25. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for QUALCOMM in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for QUALCOMM.

QUALCOMM is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for QUALCOMM.

QUALCOMM will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The wireless technology company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.09. The wireless technology company earned $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.04 billion. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 69.92% and a net margin of 16.36%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. View QUALCOMM's earnings history.

QUALCOMM declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share on Thursday, June 25th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This is a boost from QUALCOMM's previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. View QUALCOMM's dividend history.

QUALCOMM declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, July 26th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $30,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 34.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

QUALCOMM issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.60-0.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.78. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.4-5.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.91 billion.

25 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for QUALCOMM's shares. Their forecasts range from $61.00 to $115.00. On average, they expect QUALCOMM's share price to reach $93.73 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for QUALCOMM.

News articles about QCOM stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. QUALCOMM earned a media sentiment score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the wireless technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about QUALCOMM.

QUALCOMM saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,390,000 shares, a drop of 11.2% from the June 15th total of 17,340,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,600,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View QUALCOMM's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other QUALCOMM investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Netflix (NFLX).

QUALCOMM trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "QCOM."

QUALCOMM's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), Private Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.04%), Robecosam AG (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and Capital Investment Services of America Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own QUALCOMM stock include Akash J Palkhiwala, Alexander H Rogers, Brian Modoff, Clark T Jr Randt, Cristiano R Amon, Donald J Rosenberg, Erin L Polek, Inc/De Qualcomm, James H Thompson, Mark D Mclaughlin and Michelle M Sterling. View institutional ownership trends for QUALCOMM.

QCOM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 6 Meridian, Robecosam AG, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Arden Trust Co, Rockland Trust Co., Patton Fund Management Inc., Jacobs & Co. CA, and IBM Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold QUALCOMM company stock in the last year include Akash J Palkhiwala, Alexander H Rogers, Cristiano R Amon, Donald J Rosenberg, Erin L Polek, and Michelle M Sterling. View insider buying and selling activity for QUALCOMM.

QCOM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Campbell Capital Management Inc., Canandaigua National Corp, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, and Anderson Hoagland & Co.. View insider buying and selling activity for QUALCOMM.

Shares of QCOM 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of QCOM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $93.25.

QUALCOMM has a market capitalization of $104.90 billion and generates $24.27 billion in revenue each year. The wireless technology company earns $4.39 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.84 on an earnings per share basis. QUALCOMM employs 37,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for QUALCOMM is www.qualcomm.com.

QUALCOMM's mailing address is 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA, 92121. The wireless technology company can be reached via phone at 858-587-1121 or via email at [email protected]