12,197 Shares in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO Acquired by Berman McAleer LLC

Berman McAleer LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 12,197 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $835,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CSCO. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 49.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 74,187 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $4,392,000 after purchasing an additional 24,562 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Cisco Systems by 37.0% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,156 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 2,474 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 7.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 10,178 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $706,000 after acquiring an additional 712 shares in the last quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 48.4% in the second quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 25,181 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,747,000 after acquiring an additional 8,212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG grew its stake in Cisco Systems by 116.5% in the second quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 50,402 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,497,000 after acquiring an additional 27,124 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Maria Victoria Wong sold 428 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.33, for a total transaction of $34,381.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,176 shares in the company, valued at $2,584,698.08. The trade was a 1.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kristina M. Johnson sold 13,481 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.13, for a total transaction of $1,039,789.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 61,630 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,753,521.90. This trade represents a 17.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,044,865 shares of company stock valued at $81,397,635 in the last ninety days. 0.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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 Tuesday. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, President Capital cut their price target on Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $88.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.81.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CSCO opened at $78.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.08. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $52.11 and a 1-year high of $80.82. The firm has a market cap of $309.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.87.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its 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. The firm had revenue of $14.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.77 billion. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.29%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. 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. Analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd were issued a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.65%.

About Cisco Systems

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.