Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas lessened its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO – Free Report) by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 116,451 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,723 shares during the quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas’ holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $13,678,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CSCO. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Cisco Systems by 49.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 74,187 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,392,000 after buying an additional 24,562 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Cisco Systems by 37.0% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,156 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 2,474 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 7.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 10,178 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $706,000 after acquiring an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 3.9% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 13,974 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $969,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 118.1% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 90,650 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,289,000 after acquiring an additional 590,650 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.
Key Cisco Systems News
Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Investors also responded to Cisco’s recent commentary on AI networking, including meaningful hyperscaler orders, a networking refresh cycle and growing demand for high-performance infrastructure. Cisco’s latest quarterly results showed record revenue, earnings above guidance and 35% growth in total product orders, while management raised fiscal 2027 expectations. Cisco Systems rises as investors weigh upbeat AI networking commentary and a broader tech rally
- Positive Sentiment: A broader technology-sector rally, supported by an inflation reading near expectations and lower oil prices, provided an additional tailwind for CSCO and other networking stocks. Ciena, Arista Networks and Cisco market move
- Positive Sentiment: Cisco and Infleqtion announced joint research into networked quantum technology, aiming to connect and scale distributed quantum systems. The opportunity is longer term and is unlikely to materially affect near-term revenue, but it supports Cisco’s technology-development narrative. Infleqtion and Cisco announce collaboration to advance networked quantum technology
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Cisco Systems Trading Up 4.4%
Shares of NASDAQ CSCO traded up $4.69 on Friday, reaching $112.13. 14,154,177 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,807,955. The stock has a market capitalization of $442.08 billion, a PE ratio of 33.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.00. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.13 and a fifty-two week high of $130.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a 50 day moving average of $113.67 and a 200 day moving average of $103.24.
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.95% and a return on equity of 30.16%. The business had revenue of $17.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.84 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.050-5.110 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.320-1.340 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 2nd will be issued 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 is Friday, October 2nd. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.30%.
Insider Activity at Cisco Systems
In other news, insider Jeetendra Patel sold 7,170 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.57, for a total transaction of $799,956.90. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 230,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,727,261.01. The trade was a 3.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing 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 Thimaya Subaiya sold 5,832 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.47, for a total value of $650,093.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 128,382 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,310,741.54. The trade was a 4.35% 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 three months, insiders sold 51,004 shares of company stock worth $5,750,920. 0.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that provides networking, cybersecurity, collaboration, observability and other information technology solutions. Its offerings include routers, switches, wireless networking equipment, data center infrastructure, security platforms, unified communications tools and software designed to help organizations connect, manage and protect their digital environments.
Cisco serves businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, telecommunications providers and other organizations worldwide.
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