Primecap Management Co. CA Sells 63,990 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)

Primecap Management Co. CA lowered its stake in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) by 1.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,885,653 shares of the wireless technology company's stock after selling 63,990 shares during the quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA owned approximately 0.44% of QUALCOMM worth $830,805,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc lifted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 2.5% in the second quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 2,059 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Buffington Mohr McNeal lifted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 3.9% in the second quarter. Buffington Mohr McNeal now owns 1,401 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $279,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 2.2% in the second quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors now owns 2,638 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $525,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 10.5% in the second quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 600 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 43.2% in the second quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 199 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, CTO James H. Thompson sold 8,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.80, for a total transaction of $1,358,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 213,364 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,229,207.20. This trade represents a 3.61 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.95, for a total value of $497,850.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 51,437 shares in the company, 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 16,146 shares of company stock worth $2,709,186. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on QCOM. Barclays upped their price objective on QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on QUALCOMM from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $185.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on QUALCOMM from $210.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $210.15.

QUALCOMM Price Performance

Shares of QCOM opened at $154.27 on Thursday. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 12-month low of $125.67 and a 12-month high of $230.63. The business's fifty day moving average is $168.23 and its 200 day moving average is $181.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market cap of $171.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.28.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.85 per share. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.82%.

QUALCOMM Company Profile

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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