QUALCOMM - QCOM Stock Forecast, Price & News

22 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for QUALCOMM in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" QCOM shares.
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22 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for QUALCOMM's shares. Their QCOM share price forecasts range from $120.00 to $238.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $156.48 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.7% from the stock's current price.
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QUALCOMM's stock was trading at $109.94 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, QCOM stock has increased by 12.4% and is now trading at $123.52.
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QUALCOMM saw a decrease in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 8,760,000 shares, a decrease of 16.5% from the February 13th total of 10,490,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,750,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 26th 2023.
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QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) released its earnings results on Thursday, February, 2nd. The wireless technology company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.02. The wireless technology company earned $9.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.57 billion. QUALCOMM had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 69.93% and a net margin of 27.40%. QUALCOMM's quarterly revenue was down 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.96 EPS.
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QUALCOMM announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share on Thursday, March 23rd. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 1st.
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ETFs with the largest weight of QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) stock in their portfolio include Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ), Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF (SHOC), iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), Invesco Dynamic Semiconductors ETF (PSI), ProShares Metaverse ETF (VERS), Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares (SOXL) and Fidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportation ETF (FDRV).

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.48%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 20 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 28.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, QCOM will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.88% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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QUALCOMM declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, October 12th 2021, which allows the company to buyback $10,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 7.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

QUALCOMM issued an update on its second quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 2nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.05-$2.25 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.26. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.70 billion-$9.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.55 billion.

2,209 employees have rated QUALCOMM Chief Executive Officer Steve Mollenkopf on Glassdoor.com. Steve Mollenkopf has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

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), 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC (2.21%), Morgan Stanley (1.94%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.85%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.61%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.42%) and Norges Bank (1.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Akash J Palkhiwala, Alexander H Rogers, Alexander H Rogers, Brian Modoff, Cristiano R Amon, Donald J Rosenberg, Erin L Polek, Erin L Polek, Erin L Polek, James H Thompson, James J Cathey, Jeffrey William Henderson and Steven M Mollenkopf.
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Shares of QCOM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of QCOM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $123.52.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) has a market capitalization of $137.72 billion and generates $44.20 billion in revenue each year. The wireless technology company earns $12.94 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.38 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 51,000 workers across the globe.

QUALCOMM's mailing address is 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA, 92121. The official website for the company is www.qualcomm.com. The wireless technology company can be reached via phone at (858) 587-1121, via email at ir@qualcomm.com, or via fax at 858-658-2100.