Q2 EPS Estimates for Cisco Systems Raised by Zacks Research

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for Cisco Systems in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the network equipment provider will post earnings per share of $0.94 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Cisco Systems’ current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cisco Systems’ FY2027 earnings at $3.74 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Citic Securities raised their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $75.00 to $90.00 in a report on Monday, November 17th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $84.14.

Cisco Systems Stock Up 0.0%

CSCO stock opened at $77.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $307.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.83. Cisco Systems has a 1-year low of $52.11 and a 1-year high of $80.06. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $72.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $69.04.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.77 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 18.38%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.080-4.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.030 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cisco Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CSCO. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 531.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Cisco Systems in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. increased its stake in Cisco Systems by 89.4% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 409 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Cisco Systems during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 96.2% in the third quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 408 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Cisco Systems news, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 164,584 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.85, for a total transaction of $12,812,864.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 196,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,316,053.30. The trade was a 45.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Maria Victoria Wong sold 9,801 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.38, for a total value of $748,600.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 33,026 shares in the company, valued at $2,522,525.88. This trade represents a 22.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,024,627 shares of company stock worth $79,621,482. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.65%.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization.