Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-six research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seventeen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $84.6957.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Cisco Systems in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $82.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. President Capital decreased their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $88.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

CSCO stock opened at $77.03 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The company’s 50-day moving average is $76.05 and its 200-day moving average is $70.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $304.35 billion, a PE ratio of 28.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. Cisco Systems has a 1 year low of $52.11 and a 1 year high of $80.82.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.02. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 18.38%.The business had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.77 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.080-4.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.030 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Cisco Systems will post 3.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is 61.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In other Cisco Systems news, Director Michael D. Capellas sold 16,150 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.28, for a total transaction of $1,248,072.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 157,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,149,807.04. The trade was a 9.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 164,584 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.85, for a total transaction of $12,812,864.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 196,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,316,053.30. This represents a 45.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,044,865 shares of company stock worth $81,397,635. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cisco Systems

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems during the third quarter valued at approximately $116,000. AIA Group Ltd grew its stake in Cisco Systems by 81.7% in the 3rd quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 254,654 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $17,423,000 after purchasing an additional 114,474 shares during the period. Financial Symmetry Inc raised its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Symmetry Inc now owns 11,081 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $758,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the period. Farmers National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 90,426 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $6,187,000 after buying an additional 15,581 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Painted Porch Advisors LLC grew its position in Cisco Systems by 9.9% during the third quarter. Painted Porch Advisors LLC now owns 4,551 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 409 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.