FY2025 EPS Estimates for Cisco Systems Cut by Zacks Research

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Cisco Systems in a research note issued on Wednesday, June 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the network equipment provider will post earnings of $3.07 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.14. The consensus estimate for Cisco Systems’ current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cisco Systems’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.21 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.43 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on CSCO. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Cisco Systems in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. UBS Group lifted their price target on Cisco Systems from $62.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. New Street Research reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Cisco Systems in a research note on Friday, May 16th. DZ Bank raised shares of Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $70.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.00.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of CSCO stock opened at $65.15 on Monday. Cisco Systems has a 1-year low of $44.50 and a 1-year high of $66.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a market capitalization of $257.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.45, a P/E/G ratio of 4.16 and a beta of 0.88. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.46.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The network equipment provider reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.04. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 26.08% and a net margin of 16.96%. The company had revenue of $14.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.05 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.88 earnings per share. Cisco Systems’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is 66.94%.

Cisco Systems announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 12th that permits the company to repurchase $15.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the network equipment provider to repurchase up to 6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Cisco Systems

In other news, CEO Charles Robbins sold 29,784 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.61, for a total value of $1,924,344.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 688,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,478,105.49. This represents a 4.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 9,961 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.97, for a total value of $637,205.17. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 257,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,450,653.14. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 68,573 shares of company stock worth $4,392,619 in the last 90 days. 0.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cisco Systems

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Compass Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 298.3% during the first quarter. Compass Financial Services Inc now owns 709 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 531 shares during the period. Birchbrook Inc. boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 6.3% during the first quarter. Birchbrook Inc. now owns 2,964 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $183,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Asset Planning Services Inc. LA ADV boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 0.3% during the first quarter. Asset Planning Services Inc. LA ADV now owns 108,752 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $6,711,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. eCIO Inc. bought a new position in Cisco Systems during the first quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, First Hawaiian Bank lifted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 3.4% during the first quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 42,731 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $2,637,000 after acquiring an additional 1,403 shares in the last quarter. 73.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization.