Qualcomm, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) is -21.77% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $120.80 and a high of $211.09 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The QCOM stock was last observed hovering at around $158.09 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 1.36%.
Currently trading at $159.45, the stock is 1.37% and 5.31% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 6.87 million and changing 0.86% at the moment leaves the stock 0.56% off its SMA200. QCOM registered 3.80% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of 3.78%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $151.4148 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $158.56125.
The stock witnessed a 8.06% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 25.10%, and is 0.12% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 2.10% over the week and 2.02% over the month.
Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM) has around 49000 employees, a market worth around $175.08B and $42.28B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 16.24 and Fwd P/E is 13.26. Profit margin for the company is 26.11%. Distance from 52-week low is 31.99% and -24.46% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (26.94%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 15.44% this year.
Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM) Top Institutional Holders
3590.0 institutions hold shares in Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM), with institutional investors hold 80.99% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 1.10B, and float is at 1.10B with Short Float at 2.12%. Institutions hold 80.89% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 112.07 million shares valued at $22.32 billion. The investor’s holdings represent 10.0422% of the QCOM Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is BLACKROCK INC. with 95.88 million shares valued at $19.1 billion to account for 8.5913 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are STATE STREET CORP which holds 50.75 million shares representing 4.5471% and valued at over $10.11 billion, while GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC holds 2.2526 of the shares totaling 25.14 million with a market value of $5.0 billion.
Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Palkhiwala Akash J.,the company’sCFO & COO. SEC filings show that Palkhiwala Akash J. sold 3,333 shares of the company’s common stock on Jul 02 ’25 at a price of $161.28 per share for a total of $0.54 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 46446.0 shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Jun 02 ’25, Palkhiwala Akash J. (CFO & COO) disposed off 3,333 shares at an average price of $146.10 for $0.49 million. The insider now directly holds 49,779 shares of Qualcomm, Inc (QCOM).
