Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Sells 5,650 Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lowered its stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 7.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 74,243 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 5,650 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $8,721,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CSCO. World Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 198,549 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $13,905,000 after buying an additional 26,455 shares during the period. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Cisco Systems by 101.8% in the 4th quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 107,306 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $8,266,000 after buying an additional 54,141 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its holdings in Cisco Systems by 47.1% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 200,341 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $15,432,000 after acquiring an additional 64,144 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Cisco Systems by 60.5% in the 1st quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 76,372 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $5,926,000 after acquiring an additional 28,792 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in Cisco Systems by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 4,311,098 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $332,084,000 after acquiring an additional 275,456 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cisco Systems

In related news, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 7,127 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.91, for a total transaction of $854,598.57. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 140,857 shares in the company, valued at $16,890,162.87. The trade was a 4.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were 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 trade represents a 2.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 47,650 shares of company stock valued at $5,668,823 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of Cisco Systems stock opened at $120.46 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $474.79 billion, a PE ratio of 39.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $117.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $98.38. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.75 and a fifty-two week high of $130.37.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $15.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.14% and a return on equity of 28.44%. The business’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. Analysts expect that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Cisco Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investor expectations remain strong ahead of earnings. Consensus estimates call for approximately $1.17 in adjusted EPS and $16.85 billion in revenue, implying mid-to-high-teen growth in both measures. Analysts have also been raising price targets, reflecting optimism about demand for AI infrastructure and networking equipment. Cisco earnings preview
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco is rolling out personalized AI agents across its approximately 90,000-person workforce, supported by infrastructure investment and specific AI-related revenue targets. The initiative could improve productivity and create new monetization opportunities, although financial benefits will take time to materialize. Cisco AI agents and revenue targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity suggests traders expect a sizable post-earnings move, but Cisco has recently remained in a relatively narrow trading range. This indicates that investors are waiting for clearer guidance on AI demand, margins and the pace of growth before committing to a directional view. Expected Cisco earnings move
• Neutral Sentiment: Market coverage is focused heavily on the upcoming earnings announcement, with comparisons to other AI-networking companies such as Coherent. Cisco’s prior quarter featured earnings and revenue beats, but investors now need evidence that the momentum can continue. Cisco Q4 earnings preview
• Negative Sentiment: Potential headwinds include higher memory costs, competition in networking, and the ongoing cloud transition at Splunk. With CSCO trading near its 52-week high and at a relatively rich earnings multiple, any cautious guidance or evidence of slowing AI-related demand could trigger profit-taking. Cisco buy, sell or hold analysis

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on CSCO shares. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $95.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. HSBC upgraded Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $77.00 to $137.00 in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, CICC Research lifted their price target on Cisco Systems from $96.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cisco Systems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $123.14.

Cisco Systems Profile

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.