Deborah Stahlkopf Sells 6,487 Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Stock

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) EVP Deborah Stahlkopf sold 6,487 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $111.53, for a total transaction of $723,495.11. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 167,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,638,447.48. This represents a 3.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CSCO traded up $1.22 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $112.90. The company had a trading volume of 22,770,898 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,806,813. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $65.75 and a one year high of $130.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $117.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.24. The firm has a market cap of $444.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.80, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.02.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $17.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.84 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 30.16% and a net margin of 20.95%.Cisco Systems’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 4.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is 50.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 398,943,293 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $30,730,602,000 after buying an additional 4,049,893 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Cisco Systems during the second quarter worth about $42,129,647,000. State Street Corp grew its position in Cisco Systems by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 195,521,161 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $15,060,995,000 after buying an additional 1,057,962 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Cisco Systems by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 75,326,258 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $5,802,382,000 after acquiring an additional 206,352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 59,836,782 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,609,227,000 after acquiring an additional 6,224,062 shares in the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on CSCO shares. 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 report on Thursday, May 14th. Barclays lifted their price target on Cisco Systems from $121.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Argus increased their price objective on Cisco Systems from $100.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group raised their target price on Cisco Systems from $132.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cisco Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.43.

Trending Headlines about Cisco Systems

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

• Positive Sentiment: Cisco reported record quarterly revenue of approximately $17.3 billion, up 18% year over year, while non-GAAP earnings per share reached $1.22 and surpassed consensus estimates. Management also issued an optimistic fiscal 2027 outlook, supporting the growth case. Why Cisco Stock Is Down Today
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators characterize the roughly 8% post-earnings decline as an overreaction, arguing that Cisco’s improving AI networking opportunity and strong results may provide support for the shares. Cisco: This 8% Selloff Looks Like An Overreaction
• Neutral Sentiment: The latest quarter benefited from higher hardware prices, a heavier product mix and pricing actions intended to offset rising memory costs. However, those same memory expenses and the hardware mix pressured product margins, creating a key profitability concern for investors. Cisco Grew Faster By Selling Hardware and Charging More for It
• Neutral Sentiment: Several reports highlighted exchange-traded funds that provide exposure to Cisco’s AI-driven growth while reducing the risk of holding the individual stock, indicating continued interest in the company but also investor caution after the selloff. ETFs to Buy as Cisco Shares Sink
• Negative Sentiment: HSBC downgraded Cisco to Hold, which may limit near-term upside and reflects caution regarding the stock’s valuation and post-earnings performance. Cisco Systems Cut to Hold at HSBC
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Charles Robbins and three other insiders sold a combined 38,045 shares for approximately $4.25 million. Because the transactions were executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans and the executives retained substantial holdings, the sales are a modest negative signal rather than a clear change in management’s outlook.

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.