The Short-term Rise and Fall of Cisco Systems, Inc (CSCO) Stock

At the time of writing, Cisco Systems, Inc [CSCO] stock is trading at $61.04, up 0.73%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CSCO shares have gain 3.32% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.11%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Cisco Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CSCO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 28, 2025, when Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $72 for it. Previously, Citigroup reaffirmed its Buy rating on January 17, 2025, and elevated its price target to $68. On January 06, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $73 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $66 on November 11, 2024. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $62 on October 16, 2024. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on August 16, 2024, and upped its price target to $58. In a note dated August 15, 2024, New Street upgraded an Buy rating on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Cisco Systems, Inc fluctuated between $44.50 and $62.31. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $60.19 within the next 12 months. Cisco Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CSCO] shares were valued at $61.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.39% based on the average CSCO price forecast.

Analyzing the CSCO fundamentals

According to Cisco Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CSCO], the company’s sales were 52.98B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -5.64% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.65% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.71.

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 59.97 points at the first support level, and at 58.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 61.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 62.32.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Cisco Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CSCO] has a current ratio of 0.88. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.80, and the Cash Ratio is 0.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.59, the price to book ratio is 5.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.28.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Subaiya Thimaya K., EVP, Operations, that happened on Dec 12 ’24 when 3042.0 shares were sold. SVP & Chief Acctg Officer, Wong Maria Victoria completed a deal on Dec 12 ’24 to sell 586.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and Chief Legal Officer Stahlkopf Deborah L sold 2660.0 shares on Dec 12 ’24.

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