Sompo Asset Management Co. Ltd. Grows Stock Holdings in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

Sompo Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 45,350 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,110 shares during the period. Qualcomm makes up 1.4% of Sompo Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Sompo Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Qualcomm were worth $8,380,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in QCOM. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 9,343 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 340 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted 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 worth $530,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Qualcomm by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 5,778 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $920,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Qualcomm by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,800 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after buying an additional 603 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Qualcomm

Here are the key news stories impacting Qualcomm this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Renewed investor interest in chip stocks following July’s sell-off is providing a favorable backdrop for Qualcomm and other semiconductor companies. The Bull Market Is Almost Back for Chip Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary are highlighting Qualcomm’s neural-processing-unit strategy, which could benefit from increasing demand for on-device AI in smartphones, PCs and other hardware. The opportunity could help diversify the company beyond its slower-growing handset business and support a broader hardware upgrade cycle. Forget the Cloud: Qualcomm’s NPU Play May Trigger a Hardware Supercycle
• Positive Sentiment: One market view suggests investors may be underestimating Qualcomm’s potential in automotive, IoT and AI-related markets, offering a bullish counterpoint to the handset slowdown narrative. Prediction: This Chipmaker Could Be a Bigger Winner Than Investors Think
• Neutral Sentiment: Semiconductor ETF inflows remain strong, including demand for leveraged funds, which may support sector momentum. Fidelity’s warning that the chip cycle could be nearing a peak highlights the risk that speculative enthusiasm may reverse. Semiconductor Flows Stay Sticky in Leveraged Chip ETFs
• Neutral Sentiment: Qualcomm could receive additional near-term attention from a semiconductor-focused CNBC Investing Club discussion, though this is not a fundamental business development. 5 Semiconductor Stocks Jim Cramer Could Be Talking About
• Negative Sentiment: Erste Group lowered its FY2026 EPS forecast for Qualcomm to $7.71 from $7.91, signaling reduced expectations for profitability. Another analysis favored Intel over Qualcomm because of stronger projected growth and AI-PC momentum. Intel vs. Qualcomm: Which Chip Stock is the Better Buy Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Executive Vice President Akash Palkhiwala sold 2,500 shares worth approximately $408,000. Because the transaction was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, it is a limited bearish signal, but it may still weigh modestly on sentiment. Qualcomm EVP Sells 2,500 Shares

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on QCOM. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised shares of Qualcomm to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of Qualcomm to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Qualcomm from $225.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Qualcomm from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of Qualcomm from $190.00 to $160.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Qualcomm presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $203.63.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualcomm

In other news, EVP Heather S. Ace sold 3,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.04, for a total value of $470,528.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 36,535 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,372,106.40. This trade represents a 8.05% decrease in their position. 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, EVP Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 2,500 shares of Qualcomm stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.26, for a total transaction of $408,150.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,684 shares in the company, valued at $3,376,869.84. The trade was a 10.78% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 11,529 shares of company stock valued at $1,991,345 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.

Qualcomm Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QCOM opened at $164.79 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $183.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.07 billion, a PE ratio of 19.07, a P/E/G ratio of 15.00 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.28. Qualcomm Incorporated has a 12 month low of $121.99 and a 12 month high of $259.92.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.23 by ($0.02). Qualcomm had a net margin of 21.01% and a return on equity of 38.36%. The firm had revenue of $9.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Qualcomm has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 7.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Qualcomm Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. Qualcomm’s payout ratio is 42.59%.

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.