Burford Brothers Inc. Has $425,000 Stock Position in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Burford Brothers Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 68.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 5,519 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 12,057 shares during the period. Burford Brothers Inc.’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $425,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 248.9% during the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 485 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Luken Investment Analytics LLC increased its holdings in Cisco Systems by 418.0% in the 4th quarter. Luken Investment Analytics LLC now owns 518 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 1,744 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.07, for a total value of $134,410.08. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 156,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,076,329.51. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Maria Victoria Wong sold 551 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.54, for a total value of $42,724.54. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 27,957 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,167,785.78. The trade was a 1.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,587 shares of company stock worth $1,230,765. Corporate insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of CSCO stock opened at $118.21 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $466.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.38, a PEG ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $85.41 and a 200-day moving average of $79.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $62.30 and a 1-year high of $119.36.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $15.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 28.44% and a net margin of 20.14%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.96 earnings per share. Cisco Systems has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.180 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.270-4.290 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be paid a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.55%.

Key Cisco Systems News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Cisco reported stronger-than-expected Q3 earnings and revenue, with EPS of $1.06 topping estimates and sales of $15.84 billion above forecasts. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised full-year guidance and pointed to roughly $9 billion in fiscal 2026 hyperscaler AI infrastructure orders, reinforcing the view that Cisco is becoming a key AI infrastructure beneficiary. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple firms raised price targets after the earnings beat, including HSBC, Evercore, Piper Sandler, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, UBS, BNP Paribas, Wells Fargo and Citigroup, signaling broad Wall Street optimism. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco’s CEO said AI will force a “multi-billion dollar infrastructure reset,” which supports the bullish narrative that the company is at the center of a long upgrade cycle. Article title
• Neutral Sentiment: Cisco also announced plans to cut about 4,000 jobs as it reshapes spending toward AI, which may improve efficiency but adds some execution risk. Article title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary warns that the stock’s rapid rally has pushed valuation higher, and options activity shows elevated volatility expectations heading into the next phase. Article title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Argus raised Cisco Systems to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $96.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings cut Cisco Systems from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $91.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cisco Systems currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $114.55.

About Cisco Systems

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.