Diversified Management Inc. Decreases Holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Diversified Management Inc. decreased its holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 42.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,375 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 12,603 shares during the period. Diversified Management Inc.’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $2,041,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB boosted its stake in Cisco Systems by 2.4% during the second quarter. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB now owns 138,948 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $16,321,000 after buying an additional 3,300 shares during the period. City Holding Co. raised its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 50.5% in the second quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 52,435 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,159,000 after acquiring an additional 17,583 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 127.8% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Trust Co now owns 10,439 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,226,000 after acquiring an additional 5,857 shares during the last quarter. BFI Infinity Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the 2nd quarter worth about $725,000. Finally, Spinnaker Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 9.8% during the 2nd quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 5,099 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $599,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares during the period. 73.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of CSCO stock opened at $120.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $474.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $117.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $98.38. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $65.75 and a one year high of $130.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $15.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.14% and a return on equity of 28.44%. The company’s revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cisco Systems news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 6,586 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.31, for a total value of $772,603.66. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 177,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,790,030.13. This represents a 3.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Charles Robbins sold 21,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.03, for a total value of $2,568,642.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 637,085 shares in the company, valued at $76,469,312.55. The trade was a 3.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 47,650 shares of company stock valued at $5,668,823 over the last 90 days. 0.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Cisco Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investor expectations remain strong ahead of earnings. Consensus estimates call for approximately $1.17 in adjusted EPS and $16.85 billion in revenue, implying mid-to-high-teen growth in both measures. Analysts have also been raising price targets, reflecting optimism about demand for AI infrastructure and networking equipment. Cisco earnings preview
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco is rolling out personalized AI agents across its approximately 90,000-person workforce, supported by infrastructure investment and specific AI-related revenue targets. The initiative could improve productivity and create new monetization opportunities, although financial benefits will take time to materialize. Cisco AI agents and revenue targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity suggests traders expect a sizable post-earnings move, but Cisco has recently remained in a relatively narrow trading range. This indicates that investors are waiting for clearer guidance on AI demand, margins and the pace of growth before committing to a directional view. Expected Cisco earnings move
• Neutral Sentiment: Market coverage is focused heavily on the upcoming earnings announcement, with comparisons to other AI-networking companies such as Coherent. Cisco’s prior quarter featured earnings and revenue beats, but investors now need evidence that the momentum can continue. Cisco Q4 earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: Potential headwinds include higher memory costs, competition in networking, and the ongoing cloud transition at Splunk. With CSCO trading near its 52-week high and at a relatively rich earnings multiple, any cautious guidance or evidence of slowing AI-related demand could trigger profit-taking. Cisco buy, sell or hold analysis

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on CSCO. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. UBS Group upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Cisco Systems from $116.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.14.

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.