QUALCOMM (QCOM) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$136.54 +0.80 (+0.59%)

Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$136.60 +0.06 (+0.04%)

As of 04/17/2025 06:21 PM Eastern

QUALCOMM - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 30 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
14

Buy
15

Based on 30 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for QUALCOMM in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 30 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 14 have given a hold rating, and 15 have given a buy rating for QCOM.

Consensus Price Target

$201.21
47.37% Upside

According to the 30 analysts' twelve-month price targets for QUALCOMM, the average price target is $201.21. The highest price target for QCOM is $270.00, while the lowest price target for QCOM is $145.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 47.37% from the current price of $136.54.

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QCOM Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 4/19/24 to 4/19/25	1 Month Ago 3/20/24 to 3/20/25	3 Months Ago 1/20/24 to 1/19/25	1 Year Ago 4/20/23 to 4/19/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	15 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$201.21	$205.32	$206.57	$156.90
Forecasted Upside	47.37% Upside	29.99% Upside	25.53% Upside	-0.46% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

QCOM 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.

QCOM 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.

QUALCOMM Stock vs. The Competition

Type	QUALCOMM	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.47	2.66	2.54
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	47.37% Upside	146.33% Upside	26.48% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent QCOM News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
4/11/2025	Citigroup 2 of 5 stars	Christopher Danely Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$185.00 ➝ $145.00	+4.13%
4/9/2025	TD Cowen 4 of 5 stars	Joshua Buchalter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$195.00 ➝ $160.00	+19.03%
2/7/2025	Benchmark 2 of 5 stars	Cody Acree Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$240.00 ➝ $240.00	+41.74%
2/6/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Lipacis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$199.00 ➝ $179.00	+6.92%
2/6/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Prisco Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$160.00 ➝ $160.00	-9.02%
2/6/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Harsh Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$205.00 ➝ $190.00	+8.04%
2/6/2025	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Kevin Cassidy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$250.00 ➝ $250.00	+42.16%
1/17/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Tom O'Malley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$200.00 ➝ $185.00	+14.60%
1/7/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$245.00 ➝ $215.00	+32.32%
12/9/2024	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Reitzes Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$180.00	+12.85%
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11/20/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$230.00 ➝ $210.00	+35.41%
11/11/2024	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Mobley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$180.00	+6.96%
11/7/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$207.00 ➝ $204.00	+18.14%
11/7/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $215.00	+24.01%
11/7/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$170.00 ➝ $175.00	+1.36%
11/7/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$185.00 ➝ $190.00	+10.05%
11/5/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$210.00 ➝ $195.00	+17.43%
10/8/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Vinh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Sector Weight
8/12/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Caso Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform
8/2/2024	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$210.00	+28.05%
8/1/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$155.00 ➝ $170.00	+4.42%
7/30/2024	Westpark Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	K. Garrigan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/23/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $250.00	+28.22%
7/17/2024	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	F. Lee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
7/17/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$200.00	-4.60%
6/21/2024	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	I. Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$238.00 ➝ $270.00	+27.15%
5/31/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$180.00 ➝ $245.00	+19.63%
5/7/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Kelleher Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$180.00 ➝ $205.00	+12.03%
5/2/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$180.00 ➝ $206.00	+14.24%

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Should I Buy QUALCOMM Stock? QCOM 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, April 9, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these QUALCOMM pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

QUALCOMM
Bull Case

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

QUALCOMM Incorporated has a strong institutional backing, with 74.35% of its stock owned by institutional investors and hedge funds, indicating confidence in the company's future performance.
The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.85, translating to an annualized dividend of $3.40 and a yield of 2.73%. This consistent dividend payout can provide a steady income stream for investors.
Recent growth in institutional holdings, such as GAMMA Investing LLC increasing its stake by over 20,700%, suggests strong market confidence and potential for future price appreciation.
QUALCOMM Incorporated is actively involved in the development of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, positioning itself well to benefit from the ongoing demand for advanced wireless solutions, including the latest 5G technologies.
The current stock price reflects a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a target price of $205.32, indicating potential upside for investors based on analyst forecasts.

QUALCOMM
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in QUALCOMM Incorporated for these reasons:

Insider selling has been notable, with 29,749 shares sold recently, which may raise concerns about the confidence of company executives in the stock's future performance.
Analysts have issued mixed ratings, with some downgrading their target prices, such as Barclays reducing its target from $200.00 to $185.00, which could indicate a lack of consensus on the stock's growth potential.
The company's dividend payout ratio is currently at 36.32%, which, while sustainable, may limit the potential for future dividend increases if earnings do not grow significantly.
With a significant portion of the stock owned by institutional investors, any large sell-offs by these entities could lead to increased volatility and downward pressure on the stock price.
QUALCOMM Incorporated faces intense competition in the wireless technology sector, which could impact its market share and profitability in the long term.

QCOM Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 30 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for QUALCOMM is $201.21, with a high forecast of $270.00 and a low forecast of $145.00.
: 30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for QUALCOMM in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 14 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" QCOM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in QCOM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, QUALCOMM's stock has a predicted upside of 47.37% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: QUALCOMM has been rated by research analysts at Benchmark, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Evercore ISI, Piper Sandler, Rosenblatt Securities, and TD Cowen in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like QUALCOMM less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating for QUALCOMM is Hold while the average consensus rating for "computer and technology" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how QCOM compares to other companies.

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QUALCOMM (QCOM) Stock Forecast & Price Target