Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Purchases 28,495 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 30.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,310 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,495 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $20,514,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 12.1% in the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 344,046 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $57,236,000 after purchasing an additional 37,054 shares during the last quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. raised its position in QUALCOMM by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 2,287 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in QUALCOMM by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 363,425 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $60,459,000 after buying an additional 2,483 shares during the period. Harrell Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in QUALCOMM by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,899 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $815,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Invested Advisors bought a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $422,000. 74.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In other news, EVP Alexander H. Rogers sold 15,917 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.01, for a total transaction of $2,833,385.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 26,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,640,898.71. This trade represents a 37.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Ann C. Chaplin sold 7,180 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.03, for a total value of $1,278,255.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,944 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,262,750.32. This represents a 23.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 53,155 shares of company stock valued at $9,267,593. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

Shares of QUALCOMM stock opened at $181.87 on Friday. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 12 month low of $120.80 and a 12 month high of $205.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $194.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.19, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.82, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $165.20.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded QUALCOMM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, QUALCOMM currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $191.56.

QUALCOMM Profile

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.