Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO Has $5.47 Million Holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO boosted its stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 12.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 70,490 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 8,059 shares during the period. Cisco Systems accounts for about 1.8% of Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $5,469,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 3,818 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $294,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 22.7% in the first quarter. Warren Street Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,641 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $360,000 after buying an additional 860 shares during the period. Smith Salley Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 3.9% in the first quarter. Smith Salley Wealth Management now owns 76,165 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $5,910,000 after buying an additional 2,865 shares during the period. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the first quarter worth about $218,000. Finally, Evolve Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 6.7% in the first quarter. Evolve Private Wealth LLC now owns 87,143 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $6,761,000 after acquiring an additional 5,467 shares during the period. 73.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Cisco Systems News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and news coverage continues to emphasize Cisco’s AI infrastructure orders, enterprise networking refresh cycle, and security growth, which support the bullish case for revenue and earnings momentum. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco was also highlighted in AI-focused stock screens and feature articles as a beneficiary of surging demand tied to AI infrastructure, reinforcing expectations that the company can keep growing into its premium valuation. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage around Cisco’s push into quantum security and enterprise AI adds to the view that the company is expanding beyond traditional networking into higher-growth markets. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A report on Cisco keeping access to a restricted AI model through Project Glasswing is notable, but the direct financial impact on the stock is unclear so far. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: One article argued Cisco may be overvalued at 7.01x sales, even while acknowledging that AI demand and security strength help justify the premium. That suggests valuation is becoming a bigger watch item for investors after the stock’s strong run. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Cisco EVP Thimaya Subaiya sold 7,127 shares in a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which is not necessarily a bearish signal but can still weigh on sentiment. Article Title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CSCO has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Cisco Systems in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $94.00 price objective for the company. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $87.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $122.90.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ CSCO opened at $119.54 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $471.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $106.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $65.72 and a one year high of $130.37.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $15.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 28.44% and a net margin of 20.14%.The company’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. Cisco Systems has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.180 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.270-4.290 EPS. Research analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is presently 54.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In other Cisco Systems news, CEO Charles Robbins sold 21,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.03, for a total value of $2,568,642.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 637,085 shares in the company, valued at approximately $76,469,312.55. This trade represents a 3.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 7,127 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.91, for a total transaction of $854,598.57. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 140,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,890,162.87. This trade represents a 4.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 47,650 shares of company stock valued at $5,668,823 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems 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.