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Qualcomm, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) closed the day trading at $135.21 down -8.92% from the previous closing price of $148.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 22.78 million shares were traded. QCOM stock price reached its highest trading level at $138.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $134.89.
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 10.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.99 and its Current Ratio is at 2.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
On January 17, 2025, Barclays reiterated its Overweight rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $200 to $185.
On December 09, 2024, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $180.Melius initiated its Hold rating on December 09, 2024, with a $180 target price.
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 Apr 09 ’25 when Palkhiwala Akash J. sold 648 shares for $141.11 per share. The transaction valued at 91,442 led to the insider holds 56,445 shares of the business.
Palkhiwala Akash J. sold 635 shares of QCOM for $84,633 on Apr 08 ’25. The CFO & COO now owns 57,093 shares after completing the transaction at $133.28 per share. On Apr 07 ’25, another insider, Palkhiwala Akash J., who serves as the CFO & COO of the company, sold 269 shares for $131.10 each. As a result, the insider received 35,267 and left with 57,728 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 149542273024 and an Enterprise Value of 149203533824. As of this moment, Qualcomm,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.528 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.175.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for QCOM is 1.29, which has changed by -0.24732798 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, QCOM has reached a high of $230.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $120.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.05%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, QCOM traded about 8.78M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, QCOM traded about 9257200 shares per day. A total of 1.11B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.10B. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.77% stake in the company. Shares short for QCOM as of 1744675200 were 17195358 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1741910400 on 20683932. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17195358 and a Short% of Float of 1.73.
Dividends & Splits
QCOM’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.40, up from 1.7 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011450896The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.1. The current Payout Ratio is 36.77% for QCOM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1749081600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-08-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 25.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.82, with high estimates of $3.0 and low estimates of $2.54.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.06 and $10.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.72. EPS for the following year is $11.98, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $14.12 and $10.25.
Revenue Estimates
22 analysts predict $10.34B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $10.7B to a low estimate of $10.25B. As of the current estimate, Qualcomm, Inc’s year-ago sales were $9.39BFor the next quarter, 22 analysts are estimating revenue of $10.59B. There is a high estimate of $11.01B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $9.83B.
A total of 30 analysts have provided revenue estimates for QCOM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $44.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $42.66B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $43.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $38.94BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $44.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $48.35B and the low estimate is $40.02B.
