Currently, Cisco Systems, Inc. [CSCO] is trading at $49.21, down -1.60%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CSCO shares have gain 0.96% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.01%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 10, April 2024, Cisco to Host Tech Talk on Splunk. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Cisco will host a Tech Talk with Gary Steele, EVP and GM, Splunk, a Cisco company, to discuss Splunk’s security and observability capabilities.
From an analyst’s perspective:
On January 08, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $50 on November 17, 2023. New Street downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on October 30, 2023. In a note dated October 30, 2023, Raymond James downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $45.56 and a high of $58.19 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $61.41 within the next 12 months. Cisco Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ: CSCO] shares were valued at $49.21 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.79% based on the average CSCO price forecast.
Analyzing the CSCO fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Cisco Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ:CSCO] were 57.23B which represents -5.89% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.65% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.22. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.26.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 48.76 points at the first support level, and at 48.30 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 49.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 50.22.
Cisco Systems, Inc. [CSCO] reported earnings per share of $0.87 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 1/30/2024. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.84/share, meaning a difference of $0.03 and a surprise factor of 3.60%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 10/30/2023 were $1.11 per share as compared to estimates of $1.03 per share, a difference of $0.08 representing a surprise of 7.80%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Cisco Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ:CSCO] is 1.27. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.16, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.48, the price to book ratio is 4.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.98.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Stahlkopf Deborah L, EVP and Chief Legal Officer, that happened on Mar 14 ’24 when 237.0 shares were sold. EVP & Chief Cust & Prtnr Offcr, Sharritts Jeffery S. completed a deal on Mar 14 ’24 to sell 132.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and Chief Legal Officer Stahlkopf Deborah L sold 3002.0 shares on Mar 13 ’24.
