Ibex Wealth Advisors Purchases Shares of 64,700 Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Ibex Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCOFree Report) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 64,700 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,020,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CSCO. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management acquired a new position in Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Networth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 276.4% in the 1st quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 335 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Trading Up 3.9%

NASDAQ CSCO opened at $118.31 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $114.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.92. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $65.75 and a twelve month high of $130.37. The stock has a market cap of $466.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.41, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.02.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCOGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $15.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 28.44% and a net margin of 20.14%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.96 earnings per share. Cisco Systems has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.180 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.270-4.290 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.55%.

Insider Activity at Cisco Systems

In other news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.28, for a total value of $840,780.32. Following the transaction, the insider owned 246,737 shares in the company, valued at $28,937,315.36. This represents a 2.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 2,761 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.61, for a total transaction of $316,438.21. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 180,877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,730,312.97. This trade represents a 1.50% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 47,650 shares of company stock worth $5,668,823. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on CSCO. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Citic Securities raised their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $116.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Bank of America upped their price target on Cisco Systems from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Truist Financial assumed coverage on Cisco Systems in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $94.00 price objective for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $123.14.

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Cisco Systems Company Profile

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Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)

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