Q2 EPS Estimates for Cisco Systems Lifted by Zacks Research

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Cisco Systems in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the network equipment provider will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.85. The consensus estimate for Cisco Systems’ current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cisco Systems’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.99 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on CSCO. Melius Research raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $84.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Argus boosted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $100.00 in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Cisco Systems from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $84.14.

Cisco Systems Trading Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:CSCO opened at $78.86 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $311.58 billion, a PE ratio of 29.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.87. Cisco Systems has a fifty-two week low of $52.11 and a fifty-two week high of $80.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $72.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.32.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.77 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 18.38%.Cisco Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.080-4.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.030 EPS.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is 61.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In related news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 164,584 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.85, for a total value of $12,812,864.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 196,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,316,053.30. This trade represents a 45.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 17,526 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.95, for a total value of $1,190,891.70. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 198,855 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,512,197.25. This trade represents a 8.10% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 1,024,627 shares of company stock worth $79,621,482 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cisco Systems

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bare Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in Cisco Systems by 531.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the third quarter worth $25,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. increased its position in Cisco Systems by 89.4% during the second quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 409 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Cisco Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 96.2% in the 3rd quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 408 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. 73.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization.