QUALCOMM (QCOM) Competitors

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CSCO or QCOM?

73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of QUALCOMM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of QUALCOMM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QUALCOMM has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems presently has a consensus target price of $56.47, indicating a potential upside of 17.95%. QUALCOMM has a consensus target price of $199.63, indicating a potential upside of 10.87%. Given QUALCOMM's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than QUALCOMM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cisco Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
QUALCOMM	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to CSCO or QCOM?

In the previous week, QUALCOMM had 10 more articles in the media than Cisco Systems. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for QUALCOMM and 25 mentions for Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat QUALCOMM's score of 0.55 indicating that QUALCOMM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cisco Systems	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
QUALCOMM	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than QUALCOMM. Cisco Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QUALCOMM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cisco Systems	$57.00B	3.38	$12.61B	$2.97	16.12
QUALCOMM	$35.82B	5.61	$7.23B	$7.44	24.20

Is CSCO or QCOM more profitable?

QUALCOMM has a net margin of 23.03% compared to QUALCOMM's net margin of 21.88%. Cisco Systems' return on equity of 37.09% beat QUALCOMM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cisco Systems	21.88%	30.82%	13.18%
QUALCOMM	23.03%	37.09%	16.22%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems received 167 more outperform votes than QUALCOMM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.70% of users gave QUALCOMM an outperform vote while only 73.24% of users gave Cisco Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cisco Systems	Outperform Votes 2414 73.24%	Underperform Votes 882 26.76%
QUALCOMM	Outperform Votes 2247 77.70%	Underperform Votes 645 22.30%

Is CSCO or QCOM a better dividend stock?

Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. QUALCOMM pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cisco Systems pays out 53.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QUALCOMM pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cisco Systems has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and QUALCOMM has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Summary

QUALCOMM beats Cisco Systems on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.