CCM Investment Advisers LLC Lowers Stake in Cisco Systems, Inc. $CSCO

CCM Investment Advisers LLC lowered its position in shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) by 1.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 289,855 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after selling 5,593 shares during the period. Cisco Systems comprises about 2.2% of CCM Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. CCM Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Cisco Systems were worth $22,490,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Cisco Systems by 0.3% in the first quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 34,878 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $2,706,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. FinArc Investments Inc. bought a new position in Cisco Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $3,493,000. Boothe Investment Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cisco Systems by 6.0% during the first quarter. Boothe Investment Group Inc. now owns 32,547 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $2,525,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cisco Systems by 60.5% in the 1st quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 76,372 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $5,926,000 after acquiring an additional 28,792 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orographic Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cisco Systems in the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,847,000. 73.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Cisco Systems

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI-related networking orders have strengthened Cisco’s outlook, prompting a modest increase in estimates of the stock’s fair value. The demand suggests Cisco is gaining from data-center and artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending. Cisco Stock Fair Value Edges Higher After AI Networking Order Strength
• Positive Sentiment: New alliances focused on AI and quantum-safe security could broaden Cisco’s investment story beyond traditional networking, supporting longer-term demand for its security and infrastructure products. Cisco AI and Quantum-Safe Security Alliances
• Neutral Sentiment: Cisco pulled back after six consecutive sessions of gains, a move characterized as profit-taking rather than a clear deterioration in the company’s fundamentals. Cisco Slips After Six Straight Sessions of Gains
• Neutral Sentiment: Palantir’s upcoming earnings are renewing debate about whether exceptionally high valuations can be justified by AI growth. Although the story concerns PLTR, the read-through may influence sentiment toward highly valued AI beneficiaries such as Cisco. Palantir’s Earnings Setup Puts Its AI Growth Story Back on Trial Again
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts argue that much of Cisco’s AI upside may already be reflected in the share price ahead of its quarterly report, increasing the risk of disappointment even if results are solid. Cisco Q4 Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a concern: Cisco’s strong AI-related rally has raised questions about whether expected growth is sufficient to support the current multiple, potentially limiting further upside. Cisco Valuation Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that the AI capital-spending boom resembles the late-1990s technology bubble create a risk for Cisco because its networking growth is tied to continued data-center investment. A slowdown or spending reset could pressure orders and the stock’s valuation. AI Capital-Expenditure Boom Concerns

Cisco Systems Stock Performance

Shares of CSCO opened at $113.56 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $447.59 billion, a PE ratio of 36.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.02. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $65.75 and a one year high of $130.37.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The network equipment provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $15.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.56 billion. Cisco Systems had a net margin of 20.14% and a return on equity of 28.44%. The company’s revenue was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.96 EPS. Cisco Systems has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.180 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.270-4.290 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Cisco Systems, Inc. will post 3.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cisco Systems Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th were issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 6th. Cisco Systems’s payout ratio is presently 54.55%.

Insider Activity

In other Cisco Systems news, insider Jeetendra I. Patel sold 7,169 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.28, for a total transaction of $840,780.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 246,737 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,937,315.36. The trade was a 2.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thimaya K. Subaiya sold 7,127 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.91, for a total transaction of $854,598.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 140,857 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,890,162.87. The trade was a 4.82% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 47,650 shares of company stock valued at $5,668,823 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CSCO has been the subject of several analyst reports. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Cisco Systems from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Cisco Systems from $86.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. CICC Research increased their target price on Cisco Systems from $96.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Barclays raised their price target on Cisco Systems from $76.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Cisco Systems from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $123.14.

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.