Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for QUALCOMM Earnings

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of QUALCOMM in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the wireless technology company will post earnings of $2.17 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.12. The consensus estimate for QUALCOMM’s current full-year earnings is $9.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for QUALCOMM’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.85 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho reduced their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $245.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $230.00 to $210.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $199.00 to $179.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $207.00 to $204.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.32.

QUALCOMM Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QCOM opened at $157.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.62. The company has a market cap of $173.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $164.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.64. QUALCOMM has a 52-week low of $149.43 and a 52-week high of $230.63.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The wireless technology company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by ($0.07). QUALCOMM had a net margin of 25.94% and a return on equity of 39.51%.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a $0.85 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.16%. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In other news, insider Alexander H. Rogers sold 19,287 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.83, for a total value of $3,275,511.21. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 20,762 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,526,010.46. This represents a 48.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.54, for a total transaction of $484,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 48,778 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,879,598.12. The trade was a 5.79 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 46,708 shares of company stock valued at $7,713,734 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On QUALCOMM

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. CKW Financial Group bought a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Centricity Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

About QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products.