Boston Trust Walden Corp Sells 71,546 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

Boston Trust Walden Corp lowered its position in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 25.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 212,439 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 71,546 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $35,341,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in QUALCOMM by 116.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,356 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 9,343 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,542 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $391,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC raised its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 66.9% during the 1st quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC now owns 4,067 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $625,000 after buying an additional 1,630 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 1st quarter worth $198,000. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. grew its position in QUALCOMM by 92.6% in the first quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 13,812 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $2,122,000 after acquiring an additional 6,639 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, CEO Cristiano R. Amon sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.56, for a total transaction of $24,834,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 149,304 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,718,770.24. This represents a 50.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Alexander H. Rogers sold 15,917 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.01, for a total value of $2,833,385.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 26,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,640,898.71. This represents a 37.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 199,822 shares of company stock worth $33,523,984 over the last 90 days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $173.43 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. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a fifty-two week low of $120.80 and a fifty-two week high of $205.95. The firm has a market cap of $185.74 billion, a PE ratio of 35.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $173.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $164.12.

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

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.89 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.80%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on QCOM shares. TD Cowen raised their price target on QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Bank of America increased their price objective on QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. UBS Group boosted their target price on QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on QUALCOMM from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.94.

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.