Impact Partnership Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM – Free Report) by 25.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 14,655 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,986 shares during the period. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $1,887,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QCOM. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 90.9% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 168 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Torren Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Qualcomm in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 17,000.0% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 171 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. bought a new position in Qualcomm in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its position in Qualcomm by 113.5% in the fourth quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 190 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Qualcomm
Here are the key news stories impacting Qualcomm this week:
- Positive Sentiment: ByteDance is reportedly working with Qualcomm as it develops an in-house CPU for AI infrastructure, which could support Qualcomm’s presence in custom silicon and future data-center demand. ByteDance targets in-house CPU for 2027 deployment, partners with Qualcomm: report
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary continue to point to Qualcomm’s expanding AI-compute opportunity, including its Dragonfly C1000 server CPU and a stated goal of generating $15 billion in data-center revenue by fiscal 2029. Overclocking Qualcomm: Rewiring the AI Compute Market
- Positive Sentiment: Several pieces note bullish long-term price targets and constructive analyst views, suggesting Wall Street still sees upside over a 12-month horizon. Wall Street analysts set Qualcomm stock price target for 12 months
Qualcomm Stock Down 2.1%
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.56 by $0.09. Qualcomm had a net margin of 22.31% and a return on equity of 42.11%. The business had revenue of $10.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.85 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Qualcomm has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Qualcomm declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, March 17th that allows the company to repurchase $20.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the wireless technology company to buy up to 14.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have issued reports on QCOM shares. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Qualcomm from $165.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Summit Insights raised shares of Qualcomm from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Argus set a $220.00 target price on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Oppenheimer cut shares of Qualcomm from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Craig Hallum lowered shares of Qualcomm from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $220.45.
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Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Cristiano R. Amon sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total value of $1,800,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 197,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,562,240. The trade was a 4.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 829 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.77, for a total value of $167,267.33. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 21,806 shares of company stock valued at $3,928,958 over the last three months. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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.
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