Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC lowered its position in Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 54.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 270,400 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 322,000 shares during the quarter. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $44,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of QCOM. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 72.2% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 155 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Qualcomm in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Qualcomm during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Lavaca Capital LLC bought a new stake in Qualcomm during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new stake in Qualcomm during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Qualcomm Price Performance

Shares of Qualcomm stock opened at $129.82 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $138.52 billion, a PE ratio of 26.82, a PEG ratio of 6.48 and a beta of 1.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $149.54 and a 200 day moving average of $162.36. The company has a current ratio of 2.51, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 12 month low of $120.80 and a 12 month high of $205.95.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The wireless technology company reported $3.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $12.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.16 billion. Qualcomm had a return on equity of 44.09% and a net margin of 11.96%.The company’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.41 EPS. Qualcomm has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.650 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Qualcomm Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th will be given a $0.89 dividend. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. Qualcomm’s payout ratio is currently 73.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualcomm

In other Qualcomm news, EVP Alexander H. Rogers sold 15,917 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.01, for a total transaction of $2,833,385.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 26,071 shares in the company, valued at $4,640,898.71. This trade represents a 37.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of Qualcomm stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.65, for a total transaction of $458,787.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 35,599 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,900,202.35. The trade was a 8.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 45,501 shares of company stock worth $7,784,198 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on QCOM. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price target on Qualcomm from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 price objective on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Evercore lowered their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $157.00 to $134.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $185.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $168.00.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Incorporated is a global semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1985, the company is known for its development of wireless technologies and for playing a central role in the evolution of digital cellular standards, including CDMA and subsequent generations of mobile standards. Qualcomm’s business combines the design and sale of semiconductor products with a patent licensing program for wireless technologies and related intellectual property.

The company’s product portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) platforms marketed under the Snapdragon brand, cellular modem and RF front-end components, connectivity solutions for Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, and processors and platforms aimed at automotive, IoT, networking and edge-computing applications.