At the time of writing, Qualcomm, Inc [QCOM] stock is trading at $159.13, up 2.39%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The QCOM shares have gain 6.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.61%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
On January 17, 2025, Barclays reiterated its Overweight rating and revised its price target to $185 on the stock. Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $180 on December 09, 2024. Loop Capital initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $180 as its price target on November 12, 2024. Citigroup reiterated a Neutral rating for this stock on October 16, 2024, and downed its price target to $185. In a note dated October 08, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded an Sector Weight rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Qualcomm, Inc fluctuated between $120.80 and $230.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $215 within the next 12 months. Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ: QCOM] shares were valued at $159.13 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 35.11% based on the average QCOM price forecast.
Analyzing the QCOM fundamentals
According to Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ:QCOM], the company’s sales were 42.28B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 16.93% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, 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 0.2, Equity is 0.42 and Total Capital is 0.25. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.53.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Qualcomm, Inc [NASDAQ:QCOM] has a current ratio of 2.73. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.08, while the Cash Ratio is 0.75. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.13, the price to book ratio is 6.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Palkhiwala Akash J., CFO & COO, that happened on Jun 02 ’25 when 3333.0 shares were sold. Chief Financial Officer, AKASH PALKHIWALA completed a deal on Jun 02 ’25 to buy 3333.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner QUALCOMM INC/DE sold 0.41 million shares on May 23 ’25.
