QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM Shares Bought by Fidelis Capital Partners LLC

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 37.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 30,390 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after buying an additional 8,278 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $5,056,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. waypoint wealth counsel raised its holdings in QUALCOMM by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. waypoint wealth counsel now owns 2,863 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $476,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 4.5% in the third quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,431 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth lifted its position in QUALCOMM by 16.7% during the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 441 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Insight Advisors LLC PA grew its holdings in QUALCOMM by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Insight Advisors LLC PA now owns 3,488 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $556,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elser Financial Planning Inc grew its holdings in QUALCOMM by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Elser Financial Planning Inc now owns 1,759 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $297,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

QUALCOMM Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $152.70 on Thursday. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 52 week low of $120.80 and a 52 week high of $205.95. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $169.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $163.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.21.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.87 by $0.13. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 12.51%.The firm had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.69 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.

QUALCOMM Announces Dividend

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 of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.80%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QCOM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $185.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on QUALCOMM in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $189.06.

Insider Activity

In other QUALCOMM news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.87, for a total value of $276,592.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 19,593 shares in the company, valued at $3,387,041.91. The trade was a 7.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.30, for a total value of $577,608.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 38,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,746,915.60. The trade was a 7.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 44,820 shares of company stock worth $7,883,482 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

About QUALCOMM

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.