Redwood Investment Management LLC Takes Position in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

Redwood Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,505 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,202,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Qualcomm by 3.4% during the second quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,595 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $295,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Wall Street Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 1.9% in the second quarter. Wall Street Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,050 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $564,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 3.7% in the second quarter. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC now owns 1,637 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC increased its position in Qualcomm by 1.8% during the first quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC now owns 3,333 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $429,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Five Oceans Advisors increased its position in Qualcomm by 3.3% during the second quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,827 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of Qualcomm from $300.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 27th. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on shares of Qualcomm from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Summit Insights upgraded Qualcomm from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target on Qualcomm from $200.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $165.00 price objective on Qualcomm in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $203.76.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.26, for a total transaction of $408,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,684 shares in the company, valued at $3,376,869.84. This represents a 10.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 625 shares of Qualcomm stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.85, for a total value of $101,781.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 208 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,872.80. This represents a 75.03% decrease in their position. 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 a total of 11,325 shares of company stock worth $1,925,859 in the last ninety days. 0.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Qualcomm Stock Performance

Shares of Qualcomm stock opened at $163.72 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company has a market cap of $171.94 billion, a PE ratio of 18.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 14.82 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a 50 day moving average of $174.96 and a 200-day moving average of $168.48. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 1-year low of $121.99 and a 1-year high of $259.92.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.02). Qualcomm had a net margin of 21.01% and a return on equity of 38.36%. The firm had revenue of $9.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.69 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualcomm has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Qualcomm Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Qualcomm’s payout ratio is 42.59%.

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.