Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Sells 65,220 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH cut its position in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,341,997 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 65,220 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $223,255,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in QUALCOMM by 72.2% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 155 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in QUALCOMM during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in QUALCOMM in the second quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC bought a new stake in QUALCOMM in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, EVP Ann C. Chaplin sold 7,180 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.03, for a total value of $1,278,255.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,944 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,262,750.32. The trade was a 23.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 513 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.95, for a total transaction of $82,567.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 203 shares in the company, valued at $32,672.85. This represents a 71.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 44,820 shares of company stock worth $7,883,482 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QCOM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Mizuho set a $175.00 price objective on QUALCOMM and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, QUALCOMM has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.28.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

QUALCOMM stock opened at $154.07 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $171.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $165.59. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $205.95. The stock has a market cap of $165.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.21.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $0.13. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 12.51%.The firm had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.69 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.80%.

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.