SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC Invests $851,000 in Qualcomm Incorporated $QCOM

SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC acquired a new position in Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOMFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,975 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $851,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in QCOM. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 116.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 17,356 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 9,343 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,542 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $391,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Qualcomm by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,800 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.35% of the company’s stock.

Qualcomm Stock Performance

Shares of QCOM opened at $202.96 on Friday. Qualcomm Incorporated has a one year low of $121.99 and a one year high of $259.92. The company has a 50-day moving average of $182.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $164.53. The stock has a market cap of $213.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.06, a PEG ratio of 23.65 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 1.61.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOMGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The wireless technology company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.09. Qualcomm had a net margin of 22.31% and a return on equity of 42.11%. The company had revenue of $10.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.59 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.85 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Qualcomm has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Qualcomm Incorporated will post 8 earnings per share for the current year.

Qualcomm Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This is an increase from Qualcomm’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. Qualcomm’s dividend payout ratio is 40.00%.

Qualcomm announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, March 17th that authorizes the company to buyback $20.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the wireless technology company to repurchase up to 14.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QCOM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Daiwa Securities Group raised shares of Qualcomm from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Qualcomm from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on shares of Qualcomm in a report on Friday, May 8th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. DZ Bank cut shares of Qualcomm from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $195.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Freedom Capital cut shares of Qualcomm from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Qualcomm currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $181.79.

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Insider Activity at Qualcomm

In related news, CAO Patricia Y. Grech sold 829 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.77, for a total transaction of $167,267.33. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Cristiano R. Amon sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total transaction of $1,800,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 197,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,562,240. This represents a 4.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 21,806 shares of company stock valued at $3,928,958. 0.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Qualcomm Profile

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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.

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