BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments Makes New $5.36 Million Investment in QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments acquired a new position in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 33,800 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,357,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QCOM. Avion Wealth raised its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 16.7% during the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 441 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Insight Advisors LLC PA boosted its stake in QUALCOMM by 1.8% in the second quarter. Insight Advisors LLC PA now owns 3,488 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $556,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advantage Inc. grew its holdings in QUALCOMM by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Advantage Inc. now owns 2,353 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $375,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Rise Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its stake in QUALCOMM by 4.6% in the first quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 1,504 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

QUALCOMM Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $167.79 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $169.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $160.50. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a one year low of $120.80 and a one year high of $205.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 2.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $179.70 billion, a PE ratio of 16.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.26.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $0.13. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 40.35% and a net margin of 26.77%.The company had revenue of $11.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.69 EPS. QUALCOMM’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio is currently 72.80%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on QCOM. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Arete raised QUALCOMM from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, November 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $190.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other QUALCOMM news, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 513 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.95, for a total transaction of $82,567.35. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,672.85. This represents a 71.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.87, for a total transaction of $276,592.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 19,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,387,041.91. This trade represents a 7.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 167,791 shares of company stock worth $27,781,124. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products.