Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and sixteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $85.2273.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Cisco Systems from $76.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Barclays increased their price target on Cisco Systems from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. President Capital lowered their price objective on Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $88.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In other Cisco Systems news, CEO Charles Robbins sold 116,734 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.30, for a total transaction of $9,023,538.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 704,153 shares in the company, valued at $54,431,026.90. This represents a 14.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 1,745 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.46, for a total value of $138,657.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 176,319 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,010,307.74. The trade was a 0.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,044,865 shares of company stock worth $81,397,635. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cisco Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CSCO. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Cisco Systems in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,816,825,000. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 413.3% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 22,393,371 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,553,645,000 after purchasing an additional 18,030,441 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the second quarter worth $904,542,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Cisco Systems by 46.2% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 40,836,858 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,833,261,000 after buying an additional 12,904,969 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Cisco Systems by 110.2% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 18,406,442 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,259,369,000 after buying an additional 9,648,265 shares in the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cisco Systems Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of Cisco Systems stock opened at $73.96 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $292.22 billion, a PE ratio of 27.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.87. Cisco Systems has a 1 year low of $52.11 and a 1 year high of $80.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $76.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.31.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.02. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.29%. The company had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.77 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems will post 3.04 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.65%.

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.