Meyer Handelman Co. trimmed its holdings in Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM – Free Report) by 3.4% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 252,744 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 8,808 shares during the quarter. Meyer Handelman Co.’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $32,548,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Qualcomm by 90.9% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 168 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in Qualcomm during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in Qualcomm by 17,000.0% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 171 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the period. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in Qualcomm in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its holdings in Qualcomm by 113.5% during the 4th quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 190 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company’s stock.
Qualcomm Stock Performance
NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $204.90 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $215.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.27, a PEG ratio of 24.50 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $199.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.69. Qualcomm Incorporated has a twelve month low of $121.99 and a twelve month high of $259.92.
Qualcomm Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. This is a boost from Qualcomm’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. Qualcomm’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.00%.
Qualcomm declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, March 17th that permits the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the wireless technology company to repurchase up to 14.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on QCOM shares. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on shares of Qualcomm from $190.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Guggenheim set a $200.00 target price on shares of Qualcomm in a report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Freedom Capital downgraded shares of Qualcomm from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 price target on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Qualcomm currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $213.03.
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Trending Headlines about Qualcomm
Here are the key news stories impacting Qualcomm this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Qualcomm lifted its fiscal 2029 non-handset revenue target to $40 billion, roughly double its prior goal, signaling a much bigger opportunity outside mobile chips. Qualcomm Accelerates Diversification with Comprehensive Strategy for Data Center and Sees Multiple Inflection Points Over the Next 3 to 5 Years
- Positive Sentiment: The company set a new data center revenue target of more than $15 billion by fiscal 2029, which investors see as a major AI-driven growth catalyst. Qualcomm Unveils Comprehensive Data Center Roadmap for the Agentic AI Era with New Qualcomm Dragonfly Portfolio
- Positive Sentiment: Qualcomm announced a multi-generation data center CPU agreement with Meta, giving the chipmaker a marquee customer and validating its push into AI infrastructure. Qualcomm and Meta Announce Strategic Multi-Generation Agreement on Data Center CPUs
- Positive Sentiment: Qualcomm also expanded its relationship with Hugging Face and said it will buy AI software firm Modular, moves that should strengthen its software stack and make its AI platform more competitive. Qualcomm and Hugging Face Expand Relationship to Advance Open, Developer-Driven AI from Device to Cloud
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts broadly turned more constructive, with multiple price-target hikes and a few saying they were too skeptical of Qualcomm’s AI pivot; however, some caution remains about execution in a highly competitive market. QCOM stock jumps as Wall Street embraces Qualcomm’s AI data center pivot — Morgan Stanley says it was ‘wrong to be skeptical’
Insider Activity at Qualcomm
In other news, CEO Cristiano R. Amon sold 10,000 shares of Qualcomm stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total transaction of $1,800,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 197,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,562,240. The trade was a 4.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Heather S. Ace sold 3,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.82, for a total transaction of $569,024.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,735 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,065,677.70. This trade represents a 7.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 21,806 shares of company stock worth $3,928,958 in the last 90 days. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Qualcomm Company 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.
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