Q3 EPS Estimates for Cisco Systems Boosted by William Blair

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cisco Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 13th. William Blair analyst J. Ader now forecasts that the network equipment provider will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Cisco Systems' current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cisco Systems' FY2027 earnings at $3.60 EPS.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The network equipment provider reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.14). Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 26.08% and a net margin of 16.96%.

CSCO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $69.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $60.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. DZ Bank upgraded Cisco Systems from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $68.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Cisco Systems has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $66.53.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Cisco Systems stock traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $64.67. The company's stock had a trading volume of 14,821,645 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,789,203. Cisco Systems has a one year low of $44.50 and a one year high of $66.50. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $60.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $55.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market cap of $257.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.16 and a beta of 0.84.

Cisco Systems declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 12th that allows the company to buyback $15.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the network equipment provider to reacquire up to 6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Cisco Systems Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be issued a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.54%. This is a boost from Cisco Systems's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. Cisco Systems's payout ratio is presently 69.87%.

Insider Transactions at Cisco Systems

In other news, SVP Maria Victoria Wong sold 4,881 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.73, for a total transaction of $291,542.13. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 51,931 shares in the company, valued at $3,101,838.63. The trade was a 8.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 3,042 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.19, for a total transaction of $180,055.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 207,798 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,299,563.62. This represents a 1.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 67,921 shares of company stock valued at $4,298,667 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Cisco Systems

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in Cisco Systems by 57.7% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 5,126 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,876 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,155,964 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $60,979,000 after buying an additional 38,000 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its holdings in Cisco Systems by 0.6% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 9,029,594 shares of the network equipment provider's stock worth $480,555,000 after buying an additional 52,711 shares during the last quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Cisco Systems during the third quarter valued at approximately $226,000. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its position in Cisco Systems by 17.3% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 142,182 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $7,567,000 after acquiring an additional 20,968 shares in the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization.