Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM Shares Sold by Greenwood Capital Associates LLC

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC cut its position in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOMFree Report) by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 43,258 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 15,716 shares during the quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $7,994,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QCOM. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Qualcomm by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,595 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Wall Street Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Qualcomm by 1.9% in the 2nd 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 during the period. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 3.7% during the second quarter. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC now owns 1,637 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Qualcomm by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC now owns 3,333 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $429,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Five Oceans Advisors lifted its position in Qualcomm by 3.3% in the second quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,827 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on QCOM shares. Mizuho upped their price objective on Qualcomm from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Roth Capital initiated coverage on Qualcomm in a report on Friday, May 8th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $400.00 price target on shares of Qualcomm in a report on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Qualcomm from $225.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $250.00 to $160.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $203.76.

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Insider Activity at Qualcomm

In related news, EVP Heather S. Ace sold 3,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.04, for a total value of $470,528.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 36,535 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,372,106.40. This represents a 8.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible 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 the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.85, for a total transaction of $101,781.25. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 208 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,872.80. The trade was 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 11,325 shares of company stock valued at $1,925,859. 0.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Qualcomm Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $164.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $172.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.00, a PEG ratio of 15.16 and a beta of 1.65. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 1-year low of $121.99 and a 1-year high of $259.92. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $172.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $168.64.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOMGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.02). Qualcomm had a return on equity of 38.36% and a net margin of 21.01%.The business had revenue of $9.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.69 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.77 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Qualcomm Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be paid 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.59%.

Qualcomm 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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