QUALCOMM Incorporated Company Profile (NASDAQ:QCOM)

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

QUALCOMM Incorporated announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.57 per share on Wednesday, September 20th. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.38%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 28th. View QUALCOMM Incorporated's Dividend History.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 19th. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.02. The firm earned $5.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.25 billion. QUALCOMM Incorporated had a net margin of 17.26% and a return on equity of 19.64%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.16 earnings per share. View QUALCOMM Incorporated's Earnings History.

QUALCOMM Incorporated is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November, 1st 2017. View Earnings Estimates for QUALCOMM Incorporated.

QUALCOMM Incorporated updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 19th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.75-0.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.91. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.4-6.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.48 billion.

28 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for QUALCOMM Incorporated's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $78.00. On average, they anticipate QUALCOMM Incorporated's stock price to reach $64.27 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for QUALCOMM Incorporated.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about QUALCOMM Incorporated stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Over the past month, shares of Qualcomm declined 7.2% as against the industry’s loss of 5.9%. Moreover, Qualcomm has been facing regulatory proceedings of late. The company continues to receive charges for unfair business practices and licensing royalty payments. Aggressive competition in the mobile phone chipset market has also been hurting Qualcomm’s profits. The $1 billion dispute with Apple is getting uglier. Despite such headwinds, Qualcomm continues to lead the global wireless baseband chipset market, along with its Snapdragon processors. The pending deal of NXP Semiconductor buyout is still under regulatory proceedings. Qualcomm has launched its Mesh Networking Platform. Qualcomm is planning to buy Scyfer B.V. to boost its Artificial Intelligence Research." (9/20/2017)
• 2. UBS AG analysts commented, "The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has filed a complaint with the District Court of Northern California charging Qualcomm with violating the FTC Act. We maintain a Neutral view on Qualcomm given uncertainties regarding the outcome and financial impact of pending inquiries/investigations by the US FTC, Korea FTC, Taiwan FTC, and European Commission. The US FTC (File No. 141-0199) charges Qualcomm with: 1) maintaining a "no license, no chips" policy towards mobile customers, 2) refusing to license standard-essential patents to other chip competitors, 3) extracted exclusivity from Apple from 2011-2016 as a chip supplier in exchange for reduced patent royalties. The FTC voted 2-1 to file the complaint, while Commissioner Ohlhausen dissented and issued a separate statement on the decision to litigate. Qualcomm's response to the case is that it lacks economic and evidentiary support, and it does not allege that Qualcomm charges above fair and reasonable royalties." (1/18/2017)

QUALCOMM Incorporated saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,414,607 shares, an increase of 11.8% from the August 15th total of 19,159,188 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,099,077 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Some companies that are related to QUALCOMM Incorporated include Harris Corporation (HRS), Arista Networks (ANET), Motorola Solutions (MSI), Alcatel Lucent SA (ALU), CommScope Holding Company (COMM), EchoStar Corporation (SATS), ARRIS International PLC (ARRS), Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD), ViaSat (VSAT), Lumentum Holdings (LITE), Belden (BDC), Ciena Corporation (CIEN), InterDigital (IDCC), Finisar Corporation (FNSR), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), West Corporation (WSTC), Acacia Communications (ACIA) and Oclaro (OCLR).

QUALCOMM Incorporated's management team includes the folowing people:

• Paul E. Jacobs Ph.D., Executive Chairman of the Board
• Derek K. Aberle J.D., President
• Steven M. Mollenkopf, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• George S. Davis, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Donald J. Rosenberg J.D., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
• Michelle M. Sterling, Executive Vice President-Human Resources
• Brian T. Modoff, Executive Vice President - Strategy and Mergers&Acquisitions & Ventures
• Alex Rogers, Executive Vice President, President - Qualcomm Technology Licensing
• Matthew S. Grob, Chief Technology Officer, Executive Vice President of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
• Larry Paulson, Vice President, President of Qualcomm India

QUALCOMM Incorporated's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.01%), FMR LLC (5.46%), State Street Corp (4.11%), Northern Trust Corp (1.32%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%) and Capital International Investors (1.03%). Company insiders that own QUALCOMM Incorporated stock include Alexander H Rogers, Ann M Livermore, Anthony J Vinciquerra, Brian Modoff, Cristiano R Amon, Derek K Aberle, Donald G Cruickshank, Donald J Rosenberg, James H Thompson, John Francis Murphy, Marc I Stern, Matthew S Grob, Michelle M Sterling, Raymond V Dittamore, Stiles Barbara Alexander and Venkata S M Renduchintala. View Institutional Ownership Trends for QUALCOMM Incorporated.

QUALCOMM Incorporated's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Jackson Square Partners LLC, State Street Corp, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. and Harris Associates L P. Company insiders that have sold QUALCOMM Incorporated stock in the last year include Alexander H Rogers, Derek K Aberle, Donald J Rosenberg, James H Thompson, John Francis Murphy, Matthew S Grob, Michelle M Sterling, Raymond V Dittamore and Stiles Barbara Alexander. View Insider Buying and Selling for QUALCOMM Incorporated.

QUALCOMM Incorporated's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Veritas Asset Management LLP, Capital International Investors, Maverick Capital Ltd., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Vanguard Group Inc., First Eagle Investment Management LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. Company insiders that have bought QUALCOMM Incorporated stock in the last two years include Ann M Livermore, Anthony J Vinciquerra, Brian Modoff and Cristiano R Amon. View Insider Buying and Selling for QUALCOMM Incorporated.

Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of QUALCOMM Incorporated stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.09.