QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $192.9444.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on QCOM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Susquehanna set a $210.00 price objective on QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th.

Insider Activity at QUALCOMM

In other news, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 203 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total value of $34,510.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 2,538 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.95, for a total transaction of $446,561.10. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 42,265 shares in the company, valued at $7,436,526.75. The trade was a 5.66% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 199,822 shares of company stock worth $33,523,984. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of QUALCOMM

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in QUALCOMM by 0.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 114,659,269 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $18,260,635,000 after acquiring an additional 290,799 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 656,661.0% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 58,773,542 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $9,360,274,000 after purchasing an additional 58,764,593 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in QUALCOMM by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 53,667,047 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $8,547,014,000 after purchasing an additional 420,352 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,713,603,000. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in QUALCOMM by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 12,671,635 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $2,136,486,000 after purchasing an additional 1,138,541 shares in the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

QUALCOMM Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of QCOM traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $174.74. 352,425 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,747,306. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $172.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $163.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $187.14 billion, a PE ratio of 35.76, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.22. QUALCOMM has a 52 week low of $120.80 and a 52 week high of $205.95.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.74 billion. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 12.51%.The firm’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.69 earnings per share. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. On average, analysts predict that QUALCOMM will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a dividend of $0.89 per share. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio is presently 72.80%.

About QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM Incorporated is a global semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1985, the company is known for its development of wireless technologies and for playing a central role in the evolution of digital cellular standards, including CDMA and subsequent generations of mobile standards. Qualcomm’s business combines the design and sale of semiconductor products with a patent licensing program for wireless technologies and related intellectual property.

The company’s product portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) platforms marketed under the Snapdragon brand, cellular modem and RF front-end components, connectivity solutions for Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, and processors and platforms aimed at automotive, IoT, networking and edge-computing applications.