Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. Invests $436,000 in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Collaborative Wealth Managment Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 5,654 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $436,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Cisco Systems by 248.9% during the 4th quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 485 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares during the period. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Luken Investment Analytics LLC boosted its stake in Cisco Systems by 418.0% during the 4th quarter. Luken Investment Analytics LLC now owns 518 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.28, for a total value of $840,780.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 246,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,937,315.36. This represents a 2.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Deborah L. Stahlkopf sold 7,981 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.50, for a total value of $634,489.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 187,097 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,874,211.50. The trade was a 4.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 29,924 shares of company stock worth $2,991,192 in the last 90 days. 0.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Cisco Systems stock opened at $120.41 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $90.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $81.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The stock has a market cap of $474.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 0.92. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $62.30 and a 12 month high of $120.79.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $15.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 28.44% and a net margin of 20.14%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. Cisco Systems has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.180 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.270-4.290 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.44 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a $0.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.55%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CSCO. Erste Group Bank downgraded Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research downgraded Cisco Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Cisco Systems from $86.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Argus increased their target price on Cisco Systems from $100.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, New Street Research upped their price target on Cisco Systems from $82.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.14.

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc is a global technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. Its core business focuses on enabling enterprise and service-provider networks through products such as routers, switches, network security appliances and wireless systems. Over time Cisco has broadened its portfolio to emphasize software-defined networking, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and edge computing solutions that help organizations build and manage modern IT environments.

In addition to hardware, Cisco offers a growing range of software platforms and subscription services for network management, security, analytics and collaboration.