LBP AM SA trimmed its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 13.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,116 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after selling 9,986 shares during the quarter. LBP AM SA's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $9,696,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 36.6% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 14,579,529 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $2,313,634,000 after purchasing an additional 3,905,918 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of QUALCOMM in the 4th quarter worth about $527,053,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 1,702.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 3,191,342 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $542,688,000 after purchasing an additional 3,014,302 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 27,128,468 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $4,600,625,000 after purchasing an additional 1,989,725 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 202.6% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 2,061,900 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $350,626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,380,500 shares in the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other QUALCOMM news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.24, for a total value of $246,784.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 24,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,762,376.32. This represents a 6.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,337 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.82, for a total value of $523,308.34. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 59,778 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,374,385.96. This represents a 5.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 27,968 shares of company stock valued at $4,685,077 over the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on QCOM. StockNews.com cut QUALCOMM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI dropped their target price on QUALCOMM from $199.00 to $179.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on QUALCOMM from $205.00 to $190.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $205.32.
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QUALCOMM Stock Up 1.1 %
Shares of QCOM stock traded up $1.77 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $158.35. 2,806,883 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,226,973. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 1 year low of $149.43 and a 1 year high of $230.63. The stock has a market cap of $175.13 billion, a PE ratio of 16.91, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.62, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $164.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $164.40.
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The wireless technology company reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.93 by ($0.07). QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 39.51% and a net margin of 25.94%. Research analysts predict that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.
QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.85 per share. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.32%.
QUALCOMM Company Profile
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QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products.
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