Orange Investment Advisors Inc. Sells 11,075 Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Orange Investment Advisors Inc. cut its stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 11.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 87,379 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 11,075 shares during the quarter. Orange Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $6,780,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. World Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 198,549 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $13,905,000 after purchasing an additional 26,455 shares during the last quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 101.8% during the 4th 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 during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 47.1% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 200,341 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $15,432,000 after buying an additional 64,144 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,311,098 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $332,084,000 after buying an additional 275,456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Cisco Systems by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,873,274 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $375,388,000 after buying an additional 151,395 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Cisco Systems stock opened at $113.77 on Monday. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.75 and a 52-week high of $130.37. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $109.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $448.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.92.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $15.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.14% and a return on equity of 28.44%. The company’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 2,761 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.61, for a total value of $316,438.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 180,877 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,730,312.97. This trade represents a 1.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 6,586 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.31, for a total transaction of $772,603.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 177,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,790,030.13. This represents a 3.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 47,650 shares of company stock worth $5,668,823 in the last 90 days. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $100.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Citic Securities increased their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. CICC Research lifted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $96.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $87.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $123.14.

Key Stories Impacting Cisco Systems

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

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised its price target on Cisco to $130 and reiterated an Overweight rating, suggesting upside from current levels. Cisco Systems price target raised by KeyCorp
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from brokerages, reinforcing a generally favorable long-term analyst view. Cisco Systems receives consensus rating of Moderate Buy from brokerages
• Positive Sentiment: A valuation update lifted Cisco’s fair value estimate modestly, with analysts pointing to stronger AI networking execution, campus refresh demand, and optical growth tied to Acacia. Cisco stock sees modest fair value lift after AI networking target raises
• Neutral Sentiment: Cisco joined a Linux Foundation-led initiative, Akrites, aimed at strengthening critical open-source software against AI-enabled cyber threats, which may support its cybersecurity positioning but is not an immediate earnings driver. Linux Foundation and industry leaders launch Akrites
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent earnings coverage highlighted Cisco’s latest quarterly results and broader IT-services tech trends, but did not add a major new catalyst by itself. Q1 earnings roundup: Cisco and the rest of the IT services & other tech segment
• Negative Sentiment: Cisco disclosed plans to lay off more than 400 workers in California, which can signal cost-cutting or restructuring pressure and may weigh on sentiment. Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California
• Negative Sentiment: Broader tech weakness, including an AI and memory-stock selloff tied to an OpenAI IPO delay report, may also be dragging on Cisco shares. Nvidia, Micron, AMD lead chip selloff on OpenAI IPO delay report rattles tech

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.