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5,402 Shares in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) Purchased by Mondrian Investment Partners LTD

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Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new position in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,402 shares of the wireless technology company's stock, valued at approximately $830,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. CKW Financial Group acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Planning Capital Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 137.3% in the 3rd quarter. Planning Capital Management Corp now owns 197 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. Finally, Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM in the 4th quarter worth $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on QCOM shares. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $245.00 to $215.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $199.00 to $179.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $250.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $230.00 to $210.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, QUALCOMM has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $205.32.

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QUALCOMM Stock Performance

QCOM stock traded up $4.64 during trading on Friday, hitting $156.58. 5,306,194 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,248,235. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 52 week low of $149.43 and a 52 week high of $230.63. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $164.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $164.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $173.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.28.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The wireless technology company reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.93 by ($0.07). QUALCOMM had a net margin of 25.94% and a return on equity of 39.51%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.17%. QUALCOMM's payout ratio is 36.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In other news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.24, for a total transaction of $246,784.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Neil Martin sold 744 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.83, for a total transaction of $130,073.52. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 461 shares of the company's stock, valued at $80,596.63. This represents a 61.74 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 30,555 shares of company stock worth $5,094,134 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

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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