QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM Shares Sold by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lowered its stake in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 11.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 421,719 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after selling 53,528 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA’s holdings in QUALCOMM were worth $70,157,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 116.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,356 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $2,666,000 after acquiring an additional 9,343 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,542 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $391,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in QUALCOMM by 44.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,325 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $530,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in QUALCOMM by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 30,790 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $4,904,000 after purchasing an additional 1,418 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Foster Group Inc. boosted its stake in QUALCOMM by 20.1% during the 2nd quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 1,720 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at QUALCOMM

In other news, insider Heather S. Ace sold 1,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 19,593 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,387,041.91. This represents a 7.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,333 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.30, for a total transaction of $577,608.90. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,932 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,746,915.60. The trade was a 7.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 44,820 shares of company stock valued at $7,883,482. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

QUALCOMM Price Performance

QCOM stock opened at $154.07 on Wednesday. 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 has a market cap of $165.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a fifty day moving average of $171.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $165.59.

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

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.89 per share. This represents a $3.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.80%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on QCOM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Susquehanna set a $210.00 price objective on QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.28.

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.