At the time of writing, Qualcomm, Inc [QCOM] stock is trading at $156.04, down -1.55%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The QCOM shares have gain 1.04% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.82%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ: QCOM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2025, when Barclays reiterated its Overweight rating and also revised its price target to $185 from $200. Previously, Melius started tracking the stock with Hold rating on December 09, 2024, and set its price target to $180. On November 12, 2024, Loop Capital initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $180 on the stock. Citigroup reiterated its Neutral rating and decreased its price target to $185 on October 16, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Sector Weight. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on August 12, 2024. In a note dated August 02, 2024, DZ Bank upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $210.
For the past year, the stock price of Qualcomm, Inc fluctuated between $149.43 and $230.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $188.75 within the next 12 months. Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ: QCOM] shares were valued at $156.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.96% based on the average QCOM price forecast.
Analyzing the QCOM fundamentals
According to Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ:QCOM], the company’s sales were 40.70B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 17.45% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.26%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.19, Equity is 0.41 and Total Capital is 0.24. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.54.
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 154.13 points at the first support level, and at 152.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 157.92, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 159.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ:QCOM] has a current ratio of 2.62. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.99, and the Cash Ratio is 0.88. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.24, the price to book ratio is 6.42 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.68.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved THOMPSON JAMES H, Officer, that happened on Mar 05 ’25 when 46375.0 shares were purchased. CFO & COO, Palkhiwala Akash J. completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to sell 3337.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Financial Officer AKASH PALKHIWALA bought 3337.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
