Tema Etfs LLC Purchases New Position in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

Tema Etfs LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 80,126 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,482,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of CSCO. Bare Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in Cisco Systems by 531.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 366 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the period. Financial Connections Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Cisco Systems by 89.4% during the second quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 409 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cisco Systems in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Cisco Systems by 96.2% during the 3rd quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 408 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Shipley& Co Ltd purchased a new stake in Cisco Systems during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.33% of the company’s stock.

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of CSCO opened at $73.88 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $291.91 billion, a PE ratio of 27.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.87. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $76.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.83. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.11 and a 12-month high of $80.82.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The network equipment provider reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.02. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.29%. The company had revenue of $14.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.77 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.04 EPS for the current year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 2nd. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is presently 61.65%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on CSCO. Argus raised their target price on Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. President Capital lowered their price objective on Cisco Systems from $90.00 to $88.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Bank of America upped their target price on Cisco Systems from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. HSBC increased their target price on Cisco Systems from $69.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $85.23.

Insider Activity at Cisco Systems

In other Cisco Systems news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 163,896 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.86, for a total value of $12,760,942.56. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 281,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,887,068.88. This trade represents a 36.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 56,038 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.33, for a total transaction of $4,389,456.54. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 179,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,082,167.40. This trade represents a 23.76% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,044,865 shares of company stock valued at $81,397,635. 0.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Cisco Systems

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.