Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Has $6.47 Million Stock Position in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its holdings in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 43.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,861 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,794 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $6,466,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of QCOM. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 72.2% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 155 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Qualcomm during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Qualcomm during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Lavaca Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Qualcomm in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Qualcomm in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualcomm

In other news, EVP Ann C. Chaplin sold 7,180 shares of Qualcomm stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.03, for a total transaction of $1,278,255.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,944 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,262,750.32. The trade was a 23.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Alexander H. Rogers sold 15,917 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.01, for a total transaction of $2,833,385.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 26,071 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,640,898.71. The trade was a 37.91% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 45,501 shares of company stock valued at $7,784,198 over the last quarter. 0.05% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

QCOM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $177.00 target price on Qualcomm in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Qualcomm to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Qualcomm in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $180.00 to $150.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Qualcomm currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $168.48.

Qualcomm Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $138.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $147.36 billion, a PE ratio of 28.54, a PEG ratio of 6.78 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.51, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 1-year low of $120.80 and a 1-year high of $205.95. The business’s 50 day moving average is $152.71 and its 200-day moving average is $163.11.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The wireless technology company reported $3.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $12.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.16 billion. Qualcomm had a return on equity of 44.09% and a net margin of 11.96%.Qualcomm’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.41 earnings per share. Qualcomm has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.650 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Qualcomm Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a $0.89 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Qualcomm’s dividend payout ratio is currently 73.55%.

Qualcomm Company 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.