Ratan Capital Management LP Purchases New Stake in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

Ratan Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 108,429 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,037,000. Qualcomm makes up 6.5% of Ratan Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,595 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Wall Street Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Qualcomm by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Wall Street Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,050 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sunbeam Capital Management LLC now owns 1,637 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Qualcomm by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Basepoint Wealth LLC now owns 3,333 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $429,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Five Oceans Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Qualcomm by 3.3% in the second quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,827 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Qualcomm

In other news, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.26, for a total transaction of $408,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,684 shares in the company, valued at $3,376,869.84. This trade represents a 10.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.85, for a total value of $101,781.25. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,872.80. This represents a 75.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 11,325 shares of company stock worth $1,925,859. Insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on QCOM. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Qualcomm from $165.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Qualcomm from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. HSBC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Qualcomm in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Qualcomm from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Argus set a $220.00 price target on shares of Qualcomm in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $203.76.

Qualcomm Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $164.19 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $172.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.00, a PEG ratio of 15.21 and a beta of 1.65. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 12-month low of $121.99 and a 12-month high of $259.92. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $172.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $168.64. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $9.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.69 billion. Qualcomm had a net margin of 21.01% and a return on equity of 38.36%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.77 EPS. Qualcomm has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.74 EPS for the current year.

Qualcomm Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Qualcomm’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.59%.

Qualcomm Company Profile

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.