Strategic Investment Advisors MI Acquires 14,560 Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jul 30th, 2026

Strategic Investment Advisors MI lifted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO – Free Report) by 141.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 24,835 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 14,560 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Advisors MI’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $1,927,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 37.9% in the 1st quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC now owns 8,230 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $637,000 after buying an additional 2,263 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its holdings in Cisco Systems by 9.2% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 18,129,660 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,406,678,000 after buying an additional 1,533,801 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Cisco Systems by 44.8% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 41,023 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $3,183,000 after acquiring an additional 12,700 shares in the last quarter. Core Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems in the first quarter valued at $311,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 682,842 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $52,982,000 after acquiring an additional 47,597 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CSCO opened at $112.44 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $443.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average is $117.84 and its 200-day moving average is $95.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $65.75 and a 1-year high of $130.37.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.03. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 28.44% and a net margin of 20.14%.The business had revenue of $15.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.56 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts predict that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th were given a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is presently 54.55%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.28, for a total value of $840,780.32. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 246,737 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,937,315.36. This represents a 2.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 6,586 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.31, for a total transaction of $772,603.66. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 177,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,790,030.13. This trade represents a 3.58% decrease in their position. 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 47,650 shares of company stock valued at $5,668,823 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on CSCO shares. CICC Research boosted their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $96.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Cisco Systems from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. HSBC upgraded Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $77.00 to $137.00 in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Zacks Research raised Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $87.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cisco Systems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $123.14.

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About Cisco Systems

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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.