Trivest Advisors Ltd Makes New Investment in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

Trivest Advisors Ltd purchased a new position in Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 85,000 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,707,000. Qualcomm makes up 0.5% of Trivest Advisors Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Qualcomm by 116.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,356 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 9,343 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Qualcomm by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,542 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $391,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Qualcomm by 44.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,325 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $530,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of Qualcomm by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 5,778 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $920,000 after buying an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Qualcomm by 9.7% during the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,800 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $1,083,000 after buying an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on QCOM shares. Guggenheim set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Qualcomm in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Qualcomm from $160.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Qualcomm from $231.00 to $220.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Craig Hallum lowered Qualcomm from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their target price on Qualcomm from $225.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $203.63.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualcomm

In other news, EVP Heather S. Ace sold 3,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.04, for a total value of $470,528.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 36,535 shares in the company, valued at $5,372,106.40. This represents a 8.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.26, for a total value of $408,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,684 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,376,869.84. This trade represents a 10.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 11,325 shares of company stock valued at $1,925,859 in the last three months. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Qualcomm Stock Performance

Shares of QCOM opened at $160.75 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $178.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $168.01. The stock has a market cap of $168.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.61, a PEG ratio of 14.84 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.28. Qualcomm Incorporated has a one year low of $121.99 and a one year high of $259.92.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $9.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.69 billion. Qualcomm had a net margin of 21.01% and a return on equity of 38.36%. The firm’s revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.77 EPS. Qualcomm has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Qualcomm Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. Qualcomm’s payout ratio is 42.59%.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Incorporated is a global semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1985, the company is known for its development of wireless technologies and for playing a central role in the evolution of digital cellular standards, including CDMA and subsequent generations of mobile standards. Qualcomm’s business combines the design and sale of semiconductor products with a patent licensing program for wireless technologies and related intellectual property.

The company’s product portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) platforms marketed under the Snapdragon brand, cellular modem and RF front-end components, connectivity solutions for Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, and processors and platforms aimed at automotive, IoT, networking and edge-computing applications.