What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for QUALCOMM Q2 Earnings?

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of QUALCOMM in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the wireless technology company will post earnings of $2.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.12. The consensus estimate for QUALCOMM’s current full-year earnings is $9.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for QUALCOMM’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.85 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.39 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on QCOM. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of QUALCOMM from $205.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $245.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $205.32.

QUALCOMM Trading Down 4.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ QCOM opened at $154.44 on Friday. QUALCOMM has a twelve month low of $149.43 and a twelve month high of $230.63. The firm has a market cap of $170.81 billion, a PE ratio of 16.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $164.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $165.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The wireless technology company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93 by ($0.07). QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 39.51% and a net margin of 25.94%.

QUALCOMM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.85 per share. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. QUALCOMM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.32%.

Insider Activity at QUALCOMM

In related news, CFO Akash J. Palkhiwala sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.54, for a total transaction of $484,620.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 48,778 shares in the company, valued at $7,879,598.12. The trade was a 5.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Neil Martin sold 744 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.83, for a total value of $130,073.52. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 461 shares in the company, valued at $80,596.63. This represents a 61.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 46,708 shares of company stock worth $7,713,734 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of QUALCOMM in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in QUALCOMM in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in shares of QUALCOMM in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. CKW Financial Group purchased a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Centricity Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. 74.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.