QUALCOMM (QCOM) Competitors

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Is CSCO or QCOM more profitable?

QUALCOMM has a net margin of 26.03% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 17.73%. QUALCOMM's return on equity of 38.81% beat Cisco Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cisco Systems	17.73%	25.70%	9.95%
QUALCOMM	26.03%	38.81%	17.92%

Does the media favor CSCO or QCOM?

In the previous week, Cisco Systems had 27 more articles in the media than QUALCOMM. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Cisco Systems and 58 mentions for QUALCOMM. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat QUALCOMM's score of 1.09 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cisco Systems	72 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
QUALCOMM	45 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems received 166 more outperform votes than QUALCOMM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.38% of users gave QUALCOMM an outperform vote while only 73.13% of users gave Cisco Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cisco Systems	Outperform Votes 2431 73.13%	Underperform Votes 893 26.87%
QUALCOMM	Outperform Votes 2265 77.38%	Underperform Votes 662 22.62%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than QUALCOMM. QUALCOMM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cisco Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cisco Systems	$53.80B	4.46	$10.32B	$2.33	25.85
QUALCOMM	$38.96B	4.69	$10.14B	$8.99	18.30

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CSCO or QCOM?

73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of QUALCOMM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of QUALCOMM shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CSCO or QCOM a better dividend stock?

Cisco Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. QUALCOMM pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cisco Systems pays out 68.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QUALCOMM pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cisco Systems has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and QUALCOMM has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems presently has a consensus target price of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. QUALCOMM has a consensus target price of $206.57, indicating a potential upside of 25.53%. Given QUALCOMM's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QUALCOMM is more favorable than Cisco Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cisco Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
QUALCOMM	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, CSCO or QCOM?

Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QUALCOMM has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

QUALCOMM beats Cisco Systems on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.