Q1 Earnings Estimate for QUALCOMM Issued By Zacks Research

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for QUALCOMM in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the wireless technology company will earn $2.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.47. The consensus estimate for QUALCOMM's current full-year earnings is $9.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for QUALCOMM's FY2026 earnings at $9.89 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on QCOM. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Melius assumed coverage on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Monday, December 9th. They set a "hold" rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $199.00 to $179.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of QUALCOMM from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $205.32.

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QUALCOMM Price Performance

NASDAQ QCOM traded up $3.26 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $160.08. 6,030,583 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,230,026. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $164.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $163.95. QUALCOMM has a 1 year low of $149.43 and a 1 year high of $230.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The company has a market cap of $177.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.28.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The wireless technology company reported $2.86 EPS 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%.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. QUALCOMM's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In related news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.24, for a total value of $246,784.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 24,393 shares in the company, valued at $3,762,376.32. This represents a 6.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Neil Martin sold 744 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.83, for a total value of $130,073.52. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 461 shares of the company's stock, valued at $80,596.63. The trade was a 61.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 27,968 shares of company stock valued at $4,685,077. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of QUALCOMM

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 39.7% during the fourth 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. lifted its position in QUALCOMM by 21.9% in the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 4,955 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter valued at $2,058,000. Burney Co. increased 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Howard Bailey Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of QUALCOMM in the fourth quarter worth $240,000. 74.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.