Cisco Systems Upgraded by JPMorgan Cazenove to Market Perform (CSCO)

JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) from an underweight rating to a market perform rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning, AR Network reports.

CSCO has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Cisco Systems from an underweight rating to a neutral rating in a research note to investors on Friday. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $18.00. Separately, analysts at UBS AG raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $26.00 to $28.50 in a research note to investors on Thursday, August 8th. They now have a buy rating on the stock. Finally, analysts at MKM Partners raised their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $28.00 to $30.00 in a research note to investors on Wednesday, August 7th. They now have a buy rating on the stock.

One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, thirty have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The company presently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of $26.28.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) traded down 0.91% on Friday, hitting $26.10. Cisco Systems has a 52-week low of $16.68 and a 52-week high of $26.49. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $25.40. The company has a market cap of $139.5 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63. Cisco Systems also saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors bought 38,649 put options on the company, American Banking and Market News reports.This represents an increase of approximately 152% compared to the typical daily volume of 15,328 put options.

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet protocol (NASDAQ:CSCO)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry and provide services associated with these products and their use.