Meeder Advisory Services Inc. Takes Position in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 101,573 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $11,931,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cisco Systems in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Networth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 276.4% in the first quarter. Networth Advisors LLC now owns 335 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 137.0% during the 1st quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 346 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. 73.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CSCO shares. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Cisco Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. New Street Research raised their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $82.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $96.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, CICC Research upped their price objective on Cisco Systems from $96.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $129.43.

Insider Activity

In other Cisco Systems news, CEO Charles Robbins sold 21,628 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.54, for a total transaction of $2,412,387.12. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 602,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $67,226,273.40. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 2,760 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $112.46, for a total transaction of $310,389.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 165,276 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,586,938.96. This trade represents a 1.64% decrease in their position. 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. Insiders have sold a total of 69,179 shares of company stock valued at $7,985,229 in the last ninety days. 0.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CSCO opened at $111.61 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $439.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.71. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $66.13 and a 52 week high of $130.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $17.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.84 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 30.16% and a net margin of 20.95%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.050-5.110 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 1.320-1.340 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 4.09 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Investors of record on Friday, October 2nd will be issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 2nd. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is presently 50.30%.

More Cisco Systems News

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Cisco reported record fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of about $17.3 billion, up 18% year over year, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.22, exceeding the $1.17 consensus estimate. Management also forecast fiscal 2027 EPS of $5.05–$5.11 and expects $7.5 billion in AI-infrastructure revenue, reinforcing the company’s growth outlook. Cisco AI infrastructure and margin article
• Positive Sentiment: Strong AI-infrastructure orders—$4 billion in the latest quarter and $9.3 billion for fiscal 2026—are increasing investor confidence that Cisco is benefiting from data-center networking demand. Reports identifying Cisco among Fabrinet’s AI-related customers provide additional support for the broader AI supply-chain opportunity. Strong AI infrastructure orders article
• Positive Sentiment: Freedom Capital upgraded Cisco from “hold” to “strong buy.” Other analysts, including Wells Fargo, have raised price targets, and the broader analyst consensus remains “Moderate Buy.”
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings-driven selloff has prompted some commentators to call the decline an overreaction, while others recommend diversified ETFs as a lower-risk way to gain exposure to Cisco’s AI growth. This reflects optimism about the business but caution about owning the individual stock. Cisco selloff analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Gross margin fell to 66.3% and is expected at roughly 65%–66% in the next quarter. Higher memory costs, pricing changes and a heavier hardware mix are supporting revenue but pressuring profitability, raising questions about how sustainable the AI boom will be. Cisco margin pressure article
• Negative Sentiment: HSBC cut Cisco to “hold,” adding to valuation concerns after the post-earnings decline. CEO Charles Robbins and three other insiders also sold a combined 38,045 shares, although the transactions were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans and the executives retained substantial positions.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.