QUALCOMM Stock Forecast, Price & 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 93.2% and is now trading at $144.08.
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30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for QUALCOMM in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings, 20 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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QUALCOMM is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021.
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QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 4th. The wireless technology company reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.28. The wireless technology company had revenue of $6.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.94 billion. QUALCOMM had a net margin of 13.72% and a return on equity of 78.39%. The business's revenue was up 35.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.78 earnings per share.
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QUALCOMM announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share on Thursday, December 17th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 2nd.
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QUALCOMM updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.95-2.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.68. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.8-8.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $7.16 billion.

30 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for QUALCOMM's shares. Their forecasts range from $61.00 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate QUALCOMM's share price to reach $144.16 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.1% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to QUALCOMM include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Motorola Solutions (MSI), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), F5 Networks (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), Viasat (VSAT), EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Infinera (INFN), Calix (CALX), Plantronics (PLT), NETGEAR (NTGR), Ribbon Communications (RBBN) and Extreme Networks (EXTR).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other QUALCOMM investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), The Walt Disney (DIS), Alibaba Group (BABA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

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

QUALCOMM's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.17%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.92%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.85%), Morgan Stanley (0.57%), UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.41%) and Swiss National Bank (0.39%). 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, Michelle M Sterling and Steven M Mollenkopf.
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QCOM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Thornburg Investment Management Inc., and Acadian Asset Management LLC. 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 Steven M Mollenkopf.
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QCOM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Natixis, Polar Capital LLP, and Victory Capital Management Inc..
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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 $144.08.

QUALCOMM has a market capitalization of $162.95 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]