JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Positive Forecast for Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Stock Price

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) had its price target increased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $90.00 to $95.00 in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning,MarketScreener reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the network equipment provider’s stock.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on CSCO. Argus boosted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $100.00 in a report on Thursday, November 13th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on Cisco Systems from $70.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.45.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Cisco Systems stock opened at $86.75 on Monday. 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $72.78. Cisco Systems has a fifty-two week low of $52.11 and a fifty-two week high of $87.25. The firm has a market cap of $342.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.87.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.77 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 18.38%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Cisco Systems will post 3.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd were given a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.65%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 56,038 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.33, for a total transaction of $4,389,456.54. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 179,780 shares in the company, valued at $14,082,167.40. The trade was a 23.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 163,896 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.86, for a total value of $12,760,942.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 281,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,887,068.88. This represents a 36.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,044,865 shares of company stock valued at $81,397,635. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bare Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in Cisco Systems by 531.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 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.