Entelevest LLC Buys New Stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Entelevest LLC bought a new stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 4,731 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $364,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in CSCO. World Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 198,549 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $13,905,000 after purchasing an additional 26,455 shares in the last quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 101.8% during the fourth quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 107,306 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $8,266,000 after purchasing an additional 54,141 shares in the last quarter. Rockland Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 213.8% during the third quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 20,497 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,402,000 after purchasing an additional 13,966 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 47.1% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 200,341 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $15,432,000 after purchasing an additional 64,144 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,311,098 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $332,084,000 after purchasing an additional 275,456 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In related news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.28, for a total value of $840,780.32. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 246,737 shares in the company, valued at $28,937,315.36. This represents a 2.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 3,132 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.74, for a total transaction of $249,745.68. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 188,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,040,000.62. The trade was a 1.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 49,029 shares of company stock valued at $5,382,699. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Cisco Systems Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ CSCO opened at $118.80 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $100.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $85.94. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $63.87 and a fifty-two week high of $130.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $468.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.57, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.14% and a return on equity of 28.44%. The business had revenue of $15.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.96 earnings per share. Cisco Systems’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, analysts predict that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on CSCO. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Evercore upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Citic Securities upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.18.

Key Cisco Systems News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary from Patrick Moorhead said the AI buildout is still intact and named Cisco as one of the companies best positioned to benefit, which supports the bull case for CSCO as AI infrastructure spending continues. The AI buildout is still intact — what to buy this week
• Positive Sentiment: Another AI-focused segment repeated Cisco as a preferred way to play ongoing data-center and networking demand, keeping attention on CSCO as a beneficiary of enterprise AI spending. The AI Buildout Is Still Intact — Stocks To Buy This Week
• Positive Sentiment: Market research showing double-digit growth in campus switch shipments and rising prices due to component shortages suggests healthy networking demand, which could support Cisco’s core switching business. 1Q 2026 Campus Switch Shipments Grow Double Digits as Prices Rise Due to Component Shortages, According to Dell’Oro Group
• Neutral Sentiment: Cisco was included on a list of solid stocks to buy amid broad market strength and AI-driven momentum, but the mention was more thematic than company-specific. 4 Solid Stocks to Buy as S&P 500 Hits Fresh All-Time Closing High
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change, so this does not appear to be a major trading signal for CSCO right now.
• Negative Sentiment: A broader tech pullback and Nasdaq weakness may be weighing on Cisco shares today, especially after recent gains across the sector. Nasdaq Composite Falls to 5-Week Low Amid Tech Pullback
• Negative Sentiment: One article argued Cisco stock is overvalued, which could be nudging sentiment lower even though it also said the valuation is more justified than during the dot-com era. Cisco: Stock Price Overvalued But More Justified Than Dot-Com Era

Cisco Systems 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.