QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) Stock Price Down 1.9% - Time to Sell?

Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) traded down 1.9% on Monday . The company traded as low as $147.88 and last traded at $149.88. 1,522,497 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 82% from the average session volume of 8,577,823 shares. The stock had previously closed at $152.72.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on QCOM. Melius Research started coverage on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Monday, December 9th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $180.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on QUALCOMM from $205.00 to $190.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Melius assumed coverage on QUALCOMM in a research report on Monday, December 9th. They set a "hold" rating and a $180.00 price target for the company. Barclays cut their price target on QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Friday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $205.32.

QUALCOMM Stock Down 9.5 %

The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $163.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $163.57. The company has a market capitalization of $154.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.28.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The wireless technology company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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, sell-side analysts expect that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current year.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.85 per share. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio is currently 36.32%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Neil Martin sold 744 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.83, for a total value of $130,073.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 461 shares in the company, valued at approximately $80,596.63. This trade represents a 61.74 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Alexander H. Rogers sold 19,287 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.83, for a total value of $3,275,511.21. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 20,762 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,526,010.46. This represents a 48.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 27,968 shares of company stock worth $4,685,077. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of QUALCOMM

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 39.7% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,841,103 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $284,708,000 after buying an additional 523,244 shares during the last quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 27,596 shares of the wireless technology company's stock valued at $4,239,000 after purchasing an additional 4,955 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,058,000. Burney Co. lifted its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 665.6% in the 4th quarter. Burney Co. now owns 146,911 shares of the wireless technology company's stock worth $22,568,000 after purchasing an additional 127,722 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Howard Bailey Securities LLC acquired a new position in QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $240,000. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company's stock.

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.