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Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 81,087 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)

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Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 8.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 838,472 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after selling 81,087 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.08% of QUALCOMM worth $128,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. TBH Global Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in QUALCOMM by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. TBH Global Asset Management LLC now owns 7,050 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 2,190 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,050 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $929,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Pettyjohn Wood & White Inc. lifted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Pettyjohn Wood & White Inc. now owns 2,415 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First City Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 1.3% in the third quarter. First City Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,507 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $936,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on QCOM. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $205.00 to $190.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $245.00 to $215.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $230.00 to $210.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, QUALCOMM presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $205.32.

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QUALCOMM Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QCOM traded up $4.64 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $156.58. 5,306,194 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,248,235. 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 business's fifty day moving average is $164.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $164.40. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a one year low of $149.43 and a one year high of $230.63. The stock has a market cap of $173.18 billion, a PE 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 issued its 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%. As a group, analysts predict that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current year.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 $3,762,376.32. This trade represents a 6.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Alexander H. Rogers sold 19,287 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.83, for a total transaction of $3,275,511.21. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 20,762 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,526,010.46. This trade represents a 48.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 30,555 shares of company stock worth $5,094,134 over the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About QUALCOMM

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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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