ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd Sells 12,745 Shares of Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd decreased its holdings in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOMFree Report) by 42.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 17,188 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 12,745 shares during the period. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $2,940,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in QCOM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Qualcomm by 116.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,356 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 9,343 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,542 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 44.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,325 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $530,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of Qualcomm by 6.1% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 5,778 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $920,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Qualcomm by 9.7% in the second quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,800 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Qualcomm News Summary

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

QCOM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore set a $179.00 price target on Qualcomm in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on shares of Qualcomm in a report on Friday, May 8th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Qualcomm from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Argus set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Tigress Financial boosted their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Qualcomm has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $181.79.

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Qualcomm Trading Up 6.2%

Shares of Qualcomm stock opened at $202.96 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $213.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.06, a P/E/G ratio of 23.65 and a beta of 1.59. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 52-week low of $121.99 and a 52-week high of $259.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.37. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $182.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $164.53.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOMGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.09. Qualcomm had a net margin of 22.31% and a return on equity of 42.11%. The firm had revenue of $10.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.85 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Qualcomm has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 8 EPS for the current year.

Qualcomm Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This is an increase from Qualcomm’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Qualcomm’s dividend payout ratio is 40.00%.

Qualcomm declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Cristiano R. Amon sold 10,000 shares of Qualcomm stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 197,568 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,562,240. The trade was a 4.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Heather S. Ace sold 3,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.82, for a total value of $569,024.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,735 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,065,677.70. The trade was a 7.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 21,806 shares of company stock valued at $3,928,958 in the last ninety days. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Qualcomm Company Profile

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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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