Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC Acquires 24,876 Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 22.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 133,791 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,876 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $9,154,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its position in Cisco Systems by 531.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Cisco Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 96.2% in the 3rd quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 408 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 89.4% in the second quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 409 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Shipley& Co Ltd bought a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 1,745 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.46, for a total transaction of $138,657.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 176,319 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,010,307.74. This represents a 0.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael D. Capellas sold 10,850 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.13, for a total value of $836,860.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 146,368 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,289,363.84. The trade was a 6.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,044,865 shares of company stock valued at $81,397,635. Corporate insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CSCO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Cisco Systems from $82.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. CICC Research boosted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $78.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Citic Securities upped their price objective on Cisco Systems from $75.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $85.23.

Cisco Systems Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CSCO opened at $75.58 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $71.20. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 1-year low of $52.11 and a 1-year high of $80.82. The firm has a market cap of $298.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.87.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.02. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 18.38%.The firm had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.77 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Cisco Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.080-4.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.010-1.030 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cisco Systems’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.65%.

Cisco Systems Company 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.