Maxi Investments CY Ltd bought a new position in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM – Free Report) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 12,102 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,236,000.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 116.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,356 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $2,666,000 after buying an additional 9,343 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its holdings in 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 valued at $920,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Qualcomm by 9.7% during the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,800 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after acquiring an additional 603 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.
Qualcomm Price Performance
Qualcomm stock opened at $158.53 on Tuesday. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 1 year low of $121.99 and a 1 year high of $259.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $177.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $168.20. The company has a market cap of $166.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.35, a PEG ratio of 14.84 and a beta of 1.65.
Qualcomm Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be issued a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Qualcomm’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.59%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Qualcomm
In other Qualcomm news, EVP Heather S. Ace sold 3,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.04, for a total transaction of $470,528.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.85, for a total value of $101,781.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 208 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,872.80. This trade represents a 75.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,325 shares of company stock valued at $1,925,859. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have issued reports on QCOM. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Qualcomm from $250.00 to $160.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of Qualcomm from $190.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Argus set a $220.00 price objective on Qualcomm in a research report on Friday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $160.00 target price on Qualcomm in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on Qualcomm from $198.00 to $175.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Qualcomm currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $203.63.
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Qualcomm Profile
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.
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