Nordea Investment Management AB Acquires 72,513 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,367,971 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,513 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $394,291,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of QCOM. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in QUALCOMM by 72.2% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of QUALCOMM in the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Lavaca Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the second quarter valued at about $32,000. 74.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.87, for a total value of $276,592.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 19,593 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,387,041.91. This represents a 7.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Ann C. Chaplin sold 7,180 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.03, for a total transaction of $1,278,255.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,944 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,262,750.32. The trade was a 23.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 53,155 shares of company stock worth $9,267,593 over the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

QUALCOMM News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting QUALCOMM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Volkswagen strategic deal — VWAGY is teaming with Qualcomm to power software-defined vehicles (SDVs), enabling Level‑4 driving, zonal architectures and AI infotainment by 2027, which could materially expand QCOM’s automotive silicon and software revenue over the next several years. Volkswagen-Qualcomm Deal Strengthens SDV and Autonomous Push
• Positive Sentiment: Edge/IoT partnership — RF Controls, Qualcomm and Inventec unveiled a secure, scalable CS‑EDGE ALxEG gateway for intelligent RFID, signaling traction for QCOM in industrial edge and IoT gateway markets beyond smartphones. RF Controls, Qualcomm, and Inventec Introduce Secure, Scalable CS-EDGE ALxEG Edge Gateway for Intelligent RFID
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data appears erroneous/no signal — a January report lists 0 shares short with NaN change and a 0.0 days‑to‑cover metric; this offers no clear bearish pressure signal to explain today’s move. Short Interest Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus broker view mixed — aggregated broker ratings show a “Moderate Buy” consensus, while an unnamed “top analyst” published a new rating recently; the mixed analyst picture creates near‑term sentiment volatility. QUALCOMM Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” Qualcomm Receives a New Rating from a Top Analyst
• Neutral Sentiment: AI demo coverage — short social/video pieces (e.g., a Yahoo/YouTube short on an AI “businessman” robot) highlight Qualcomm’s AI positioning and PR momentum but are unlikely to move fundamentals in the near term. Qualcomm’s AI “businessman” robot is ready to take your job
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade and market reaction — Mizuho cut QCOM to “Hold,” and coverage noted the downgrade as a proximate cause for the stock pulling back; related press flagged shares down following the analyst action, contributing to today’s weakness. QUALCOMM Cut to “Hold” at Mizuho Qualcomm stock trades down, here is why

QUALCOMM Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QCOM opened at $169.27 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.82. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $173.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $165.59. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $205.95. The company has a market capitalization of $181.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.62, a P/E/G ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 1.21.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.87 by $0.13. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 12.51%.The business had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. Analysts expect that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QCOM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho set a $175.00 price target on QUALCOMM and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. TD Cowen boosted their target price on QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Citigroup upped their target price on QUALCOMM from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of QUALCOMM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $191.56.

QUALCOMM Profile

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.