Lynch Investment Planning LLC Takes $388,000 Position in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Lynch Investment Planning LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 5,034 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $388,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CSCO. Monetary Solutions Ltd purchased a new position in Cisco Systems during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $233,000. Kera Capital Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 31.1% in the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 25,086 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $1,965,000 after purchasing an additional 5,945 shares in the last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the fourth quarter worth $487,000. Catalyst Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $396,000. Finally, Cambient Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the 4th quarter valued at $4,848,000. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CSCO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Cisco Systems from $87.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Zacks Research cut Cisco Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. HSBC upgraded Cisco Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $77.00 to $137.00 in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Evercore increased their target price on Cisco Systems from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Argus lifted 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.90.

Trending Headlines about Cisco Systems

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• Positive Sentiment: Equinix expanded partnerships with Cisco and NVIDIA to accelerate enterprise AI adoption, which may signal growing ecosystem demand for Cisco’s networking and data-center products. Equinix Strengthens AI Infrastructure With Cisco & NVIDIA Partnerships
• Positive Sentiment: Cisco was also included in bullish “blue-chip stocks to buy” coverage, adding to the constructive tone around the name and supporting investor interest. Dow Achieves a New Milestone: 4 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

CSCO opened at $119.54 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $471.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.81, a PEG ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a fifty day moving average of $105.43 and a 200 day moving average of $87.78. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $65.72 and a fifty-two week high of $130.37.

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

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cisco Systems news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of Cisco Systems 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 sale, the insider owned 246,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,937,315.36. The trade was a 2.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Oliver Tuszik sold 2,607 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.12, for a total value of $315,759.84. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 172,727 shares in the company, valued at $20,920,694.24. This trade represents a 1.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

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.