QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM Position Boosted by J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 36.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 22,711 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,056 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $3,778,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych boosted its holdings in QUALCOMM by 40.0% during the third quarter. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych now owns 1,400 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 25,807 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $4,293,000 after acquiring an additional 2,886 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,291 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $381,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,230 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $371,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Jackson Hole Trust grew its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 2,499 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $416,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at QUALCOMM

In related news, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.30, for a total value of $577,608.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 38,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,746,915.60. The trade was a 7.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.87, for a total value of $276,592.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 19,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,387,041.91. The trade was a 7.55% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 44,820 shares of company stock valued at $7,883,482 in the last three months. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

Shares of QCOM stock opened at $153.04 on Wednesday. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $205.95. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $169.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 2.82 and a quick ratio of 2.10. The firm has a market cap of $163.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.30, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 1.21.

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

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.89 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 72.80%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QCOM has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded QUALCOMM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $189.06.

QUALCOMM Company 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.