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Qualcomm, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) closed the day trading at $165.91 up 0.44% from the previous closing price of $165.18. In other words, the price has increased by $0.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.35 million shares were traded. QCOM stock price reached its highest trading level at $167.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.245.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of QCOM, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.78 and its Current Ratio is at 2.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.53.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on October 16, 2024, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $185 from $200 previously.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 04 ’24 when CHAPLIN ANN C sold 1,901 shares for $165.06 per share. The transaction valued at 313,779 led to the insider holds 12,007 shares of the business.
ANN CHAPLIN bought 1,901 shares of QCOM for $313,779 on Nov 04 ’24. On Oct 01 ’24, another insider, THOMPSON JAMES H, who serves as the Chief Technology Officer of the company, sold 8,000 shares for $169.80 each. As a result, the insider received 1,358,400 and left with 213,364 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, QCOM now has a Market Capitalization of 184823742464 and an Enterprise Value of 186345734144. As of this moment, Qualcomm,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.989 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.113.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, QCOM has reached a high of $230.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $118.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.33%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, QCOM traded about 7.83M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, QCOM traded about 6951230 shares per day. A total of 1.11B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.11B. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.28% stake in the company. Shares short for QCOM as of 1728950400 were 25034568 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1726185600 on 23813324. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25034568 and a Short% of Float of 2.25.
Dividends & Splits
QCOM’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.30, up from 3.25 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019675506The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.2.
