B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC Takes $273,000 Position in QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,715 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $273,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Heritage Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 29.1% during the second quarter. Heritage Financial Services LLC now owns 2,341 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $373,000 after buying an additional 528 shares during the last quarter. Madrona Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of QUALCOMM during the second quarter valued at about $206,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 20.6% during the second quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 1,979 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $315,000 after buying an additional 338 shares during the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 10.6% during the second quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,061 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 3.2% during the second quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 21,918 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $3,491,000 after buying an additional 675 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

QUALCOMM Price Performance

QCOM opened at $168.85 on Friday. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a one year low of $120.80 and a one year high of $182.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 2.38. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $159.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $182.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.23.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The wireless technology company reported $2.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.06. QUALCOMM had a net margin of 26.77% and a return on equity of 40.35%. The firm had revenue of $10.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.33 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.33 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. QUALCOMM has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.750-2.950 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.89 per share. This represents a $3.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.33%.

Insider Activity at QUALCOMM

In other QUALCOMM news, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 201 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.00, for a total value of $34,170.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,510. The trade was a 49.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of QUALCOMM stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.40, for a total transaction of $234,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 21,193 shares in the company, valued at $3,102,655.20. The trade was a 7.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 9,767 shares of company stock valued at $1,488,745. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on QCOM shares. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Arete raised shares of QUALCOMM from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Citigroup reissued a “hold” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.82.

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.