24,463 Shares in QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM Acquired by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH bought a new stake in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 24,463 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,896,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Carter Financial Group INC. acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter valued at $210,000. Stance Capital LLC acquired a new position in QUALCOMM during the second quarter worth $1,324,000. Cim Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in QUALCOMM by 99.7% during the second quarter. Cim Investment Management Inc. now owns 15,128 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $2,367,000 after buying an additional 7,551 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 4.3% in the second quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 14,753 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $2,350,000 after buying an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter worth about $256,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

NASDAQ QCOM opened at $178.29 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $170.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $162.21. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 52-week low of $120.80 and a 52-week high of $205.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 2.82 and a quick ratio of 2.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $190.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 1.22.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.87 by $0.13. QUALCOMM had a net margin of 12.51% and a return on equity of 43.22%. The business had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be given a $0.89 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 72.80%.

Insider Transactions at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, CEO Cristiano R. Amon sold 150,000 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.56, for a total transaction of $24,834,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 149,304 shares in the company, valued at $24,718,770.24. The trade was a 50.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 203 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total transaction of $34,510.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 164,388 shares of company stock worth $27,248,752 over the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on QCOM shares. Bank of America raised their price objective on QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Arete Research set a $200.00 target price on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $191.00.

QUALCOMM Company Profile

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products.