Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 7,857 Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 231,531 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,857 shares during the period. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $15,726,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in Cisco Systems by 531.0% in the second 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 period. Financial Connections Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 89.4% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 409 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Nova Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Cisco Systems during the first quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Brown Shipley& Co Ltd acquired a new stake in Cisco Systems in the second quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cisco Systems news, SVP Maria Victoria Wong sold 428 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.33, for a total value of $34,381.24. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,176 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,584,698.08. This trade represents a 1.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Charles Robbins sold 116,734 shares of Cisco Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.30, for a total transaction of $9,023,538.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 704,153 shares in the company, valued at approximately $54,431,026.90. This represents a 14.22% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,044,865 shares of company stock worth $81,397,635 in the last ninety days. 0.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on CSCO. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of Cisco Systems from $76.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Barclays increased their price target on Cisco Systems from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Cisco Systems from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen cut Cisco Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $83.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $84.55.

Trending Headlines about Cisco Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting Cisco Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/price-target lift: Morgan Stanley raised its price target on CSCO to $91, supporting upside expectations and likely helping buying interest. Morgan Stanley Boosts Cisco Systems Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend and corporate cash returns remain supportive: Cisco’s recent dividend (annualized $1.64, yield ~2.1%) and strong cash metrics underpin investor confidence in the name. Positive Sentiment: dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/watch-the-run: Coverage pieces are reassessing Cisco after a ~37% one‑year share-price climb — investors should balance growth story vs. stretched multiples. Reassessing Valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Security risk: Researchers disclosed that a China‑linked hacking group is exploiting a vulnerability in popular Cisco products to target enterprise customers — this raises potential remediation costs, reputation risk, and near‑term customer concern. TechCrunch: Chinese hacking campaign
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sales: Two directors disclosed multi‑hundred‑thousand to >$1M stock sales (Michael D. Capellas and Kristina M. Johnson), which reduces insider ownership and can be interpreted negatively by some investors. SEC filings: Capellas Form 4 and Johnson Form 4

Cisco Systems Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of Cisco Systems stock opened at $78.42 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $70.22. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.11 and a 12-month high of $80.82. The company has a market capitalization of $309.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.77 billion. Cisco Systems had a return on equity of 27.29% and a net margin of 18.38%.The business’s revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Investors of record on Friday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is 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.