Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Trims Stake in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 141,780 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after selling 3,828 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC's holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $24,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of QCOM. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 354,389 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $60,264,000 after buying an additional 51,879 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 39.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 176,817 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $30,068,000 after acquiring an additional 50,438 shares during the period. Czech National Bank lifted its holdings in QUALCOMM by 6.5% during the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 226,933 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $38,590,000 after purchasing an additional 13,888 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 0.9% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 10,036,779 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $1,999,114,000 after purchasing an additional 86,195 shares during the period. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,539,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.35% of the company's stock.

QUALCOMM Trading Down 2.1 %

QCOM opened at $160.50 on Friday. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a one year low of $125.67 and a one year high of $230.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 2.40. The stock has a market cap of $178.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.28. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $168.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $182.21.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. QUALCOMM's payout ratio is 37.82%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on QCOM. StockNews.com lowered QUALCOMM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. KeyCorp cut QUALCOMM from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wolfe Research downgraded QUALCOMM from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Monday, November 11th. They set a "hold" rating and a $180.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $210.92.

Insider Transactions at QUALCOMM

In related news, General Counsel Ann C. Chaplin sold 1,901 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.06, for a total value of $313,779.06. Following the transaction, the general counsel now owns 12,007 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,981,875.42. This trade represents a 13.67 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.95, for a total transaction of $497,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 51,437 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,535,970.15. This trade represents a 5.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,146 shares of company stock worth $2,709,186. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About QUALCOMM

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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