Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Cisco Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 24 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
10

Buy
14

Based on 24 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Cisco Systems in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 24 analysts, 10 have given a hold rating, 13 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for CSCO.

Consensus Price Target

$74.53
12.02% Upside

According to the 24 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cisco Systems, the average price target is $74.53. The highest price target for CSCO is $87.00, while the lowest price target for CSCO is $63.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.02% from the current price of $66.53.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CSCO Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/13/24 to 9/13/25	1 Month Ago 8/14/24 to 8/14/25	3 Months Ago 6/15/24 to 6/15/25	1 Year Ago 9/14/23 to 9/13/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	13 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$74.53	$72.90	$68.00	$55.89
Forecasted Upside	12.02% Upside	5.19% Upside	6.10% Upside	12.23% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

CSCO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CSCO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Cisco Systems Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Cisco Systems	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.63	2.65	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	12.02% Upside	64.35% Upside	10.72% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CSCO News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/15/2025	Hsbc Global Res 5 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/15/2025	HSBC 2 of 5 stars	Stephen Bersey Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold	$69.00	-0.43%
8/14/2025	William Blair 2 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Hold
8/14/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Fish Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$64.00 ➝ $70.00	+1.07%
8/14/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Amit Daryanani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	In-Line	$72.00 ➝ $74.00	+5.56%
8/14/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Aaron Rakers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $83.00	+18.40%
8/14/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tim Long Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$66.00 ➝ $71.00	+0.97%
8/14/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tal Liani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$76.00 ➝ $85.00	+20.88%
8/14/2025	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Genovese Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$87.00	+23.73%
8/5/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Vogt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$70.00 ➝ $74.00	+8.04%
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7/18/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Meta Marshall Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$67.00 ➝ $70.00	+2.49%
7/17/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Samik Chatterjee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$73.00 ➝ $78.00	+14.21%
7/14/2025	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Shiwen Li Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$78.00	+14.79%
7/8/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	George Notter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Peer Perform
6/26/2025	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	B. Nispel Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$77.00	+12.92%
6/16/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Niknam Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$65.00 ➝ $73.00	+13.90%
5/16/2025	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	P. Ferragu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Neutral	$70.00	+10.06%
5/15/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Atif Malik Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$68.00 ➝ $71.00	+8.98%
2/18/2025	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
2/13/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Ng Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$56.00 ➝ $63.00	-1.41%
1/28/2025	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	K. Ackerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$72.00	+21.85%
1/6/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	B. Reitzes Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
1/6/2025	Melius Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$66.00 ➝ $73.00	+24.02%
10/14/2024	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	I. Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$76.00 ➝ $78.00	+43.86%
8/15/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$56.00 ➝ $53.00	+8.85%
8/15/2024	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold
5/16/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$54.00 ➝ $58.00	+17.86%
10/30/2023	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform

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Should I Buy Cisco Systems Stock? CSCO Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Cisco Systems pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Cisco Systems
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Cisco:

The current stock price is around $66.63, which reflects a strong position in the market and may present a good entry point for investors.
Cisco recently reported earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, indicating robust financial health and operational efficiency.
The company has demonstrated a year-over-year revenue growth of 7.6%, showcasing its ability to expand and adapt in a competitive industry.
Cisco has a solid dividend yield of 2.4%, providing a steady income stream for investors, which is particularly attractive in uncertain market conditions.
With a return on equity of 27.06%, Cisco shows effective management and profitability, suggesting that the company is generating good returns on shareholders' investments.

Cisco Systems
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Cisco for these reasons:

Insider selling has been observed, with significant shares sold recently, which may indicate a lack of confidence from those closest to the company.
The company's stock ownership by insiders is currently at a low level of 0.01%, which could suggest a disconnect between management and shareholder interests.
Despite recent growth, the competitive landscape in the technology sector remains fierce, which could impact future performance and market share.
Market volatility and economic uncertainties could pose risks to Cisco's revenue and profitability in the coming quarters.
While Cisco has a strong dividend, its payout ratio of 62.60% indicates that a significant portion of earnings is being distributed, which may limit reinvestment in growth opportunities.

CSCO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 24 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cisco Systems is $74.53, with a high forecast of $87.00 and a low forecast of $63.00.
: 24 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cisco Systems in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CSCO shares.
: According to analysts, Cisco Systems's stock has a predicted upside of 12.02% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Cisco Systems's stock had 3 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Cisco Systems has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, CICC Research, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, Hsbc Global Res, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Rosenblatt Securities, UBS Group, Wells Fargo & Company, William Blair, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Cisco Systems less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Cisco Systems is 2.63 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.65. Learn more on how CSCO compares to other companies.

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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Cisco Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Cisco Systems Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Cisco Systems
Bull Case

Cisco Systems
Bear Case

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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Cisco Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

CSCO Analyst Ratings Over Time

CSCO Analyst Recommendations By Month

CSCO Price Targets by Month

Cisco Systems Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy Cisco Systems Stock? CSCO Pros and Cons Explained

Cisco Systems Bull Case

Cisco Systems Bear Case

CSCO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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