QUALCOMM FY2026 EPS Estimate Increased by Zacks Research

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for QUALCOMM in a report released on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the wireless technology company will earn $9.77 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $9.76. The consensus estimate for QUALCOMM’s current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for QUALCOMM’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.63 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.29 EPS.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The wireless technology company reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.25. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 38.81% and a net margin of 26.03%. The company had revenue of $10.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Evercore ISI upped their target price on QUALCOMM from $190.00 to $199.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $210.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on QUALCOMM from $207.00 to $204.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Melius began coverage on QUALCOMM in a research report on Monday, December 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, QUALCOMM has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.57.

QUALCOMM Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ QCOM opened at $167.27 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $185.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.61, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $158.78 and its 200 day moving average is $168.29. QUALCOMM has a 52 week low of $139.26 and a 52 week high of $230.63.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Neil Martin sold 1,304 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total value of $202,120.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 94 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,570. This trade represents a 93.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Alexander H. Rogers sold 10,373 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.59, for a total value of $1,665,800.07. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 33,383 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,360,975.97. This represents a 23.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,882 shares of company stock valued at $4,314,649. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in QCOM. Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in QUALCOMM during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. HWG Holdings LP bought a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Planning Capital Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of QUALCOMM by 137.3% during the 3rd quarter. Planning Capital Management Corp now owns 197 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc bought a new position in QUALCOMM in the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of QUALCOMM in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. 74.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM Incorporated engages in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on 3G/4G/5G and other technologies for use in wireless voice and data communications, networking, computing, multimedia, and position location products.