Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) (2024)

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Stock XNAS Rating as of

$144.03 +2.34(1.65%)

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As of Delayed Price Pre-Open:$144.75 +0.50

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Company Report

Price vs Fair Value

QCOM is trading at a 3% premium.

Fair Value

$811.00

Uncertainty

High

1-Star Price
$221.00

5-Star Price
$19.00

Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Qualcomm collects royalty income on the majority of 4G and 5G handsets sold, as it holds many essential patents used in these networks.

Bears

Qualcomm’s chip business faces a host of challenges, from potential share loss at Samsung and Apple, to some of its customers developing mobile processor IP and design expertise in-house.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$141.69
Day Range

$141.21144.65

52-Week Range

$101.47154.58

Bid/Ask
$144.56/$144.92

Market Cap
$160.74 Bil

Volume/Avg
50,513/8.7 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
16.18

Price/Sales
4.46

Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.19%

Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.22%

Total Yield
3.46%

Company Profile

Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.

Sector
Technology

Industry
Semiconductors

Stock Style Box
Large Core

Total Number of Employees
50,000

Competitors

Valuation

Metric

QCOM

2454

AVGO

Price/Earnings (Normalized)

16.1814.3229.42

Price/Book Value

6.983.8021.45

Price/Sales

4.463.6214.82

Price/Cash Flow

15.8917.6626.91

Price/Earnings

QCOM

2454

AVGO

Financial Strength

Metric

QCOM

2454

AVGO

Quick Ratio

1.701.072.34

Current Ratio

2.561.372.82

Interest Coverage

11.86169.299.98

Quick Ratio

QCOM

2454

AVGO

Profitability

Metric

QCOM

2454

AVGO

Return on Assets (Normalized)

19.76%11.39%25.36%

Return on Equity (Normalized)

47.69%18.27%80.54%

Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)

27.85%15.56%31.20%

Return on Assets

QCOM

2454

AVGO

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Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) (2024)

FAQs

What is the QCOM prediction? ›

QCOM Stock 12 Month Forecast

Based on 25 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Qualcomm in the last 3 months. The average price target is $164.55 with a high forecast of $200.00 and a low forecast of $120.00.

What is the fair value of QCOM? ›

Qualcomm Intrinsic Value - Valuation Summary
RangeSelected
Fair Value173.92 - 173.92173.92
P/E143.68 - 194.24162.01
EV/EBITDA119.61 - 148.27129.11
EPV64.72 - 94.5679.64
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Is QCOM profitable? ›

QCOM has positive Free Cash Flow for the last twelve months. QCOM has positive Gross Profit for the last twelve months. QCOM has very high three-year average ROIC (Return on Invested Capital): 33%.

Who owns the most Qualcomm stock? ›

What type of owners hold Qualcomm Inc stock?
NameHoldValue
Vanguard Group Inc9.94%$17.49B
Blackrock Inc8.29%$14.59B
State Street Corp4.32%$7.61B
Price T Rowe Associates Inc2.27%$3.99B
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Is QUALCOMM a buy hold or sell? ›

Is QUALCOMM stock a Buy, Sell or Hold? QUALCOMM stock has received a consensus rating of buy. The average rating score is A2 and is based on 61 buy ratings, 23 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

What will QUALCOMM be worth in 5 years? ›

Qualcomm stock price stood at $157.63

According to the latest long-term forecast, Qualcomm price will hit $250 by the middle of 2025 and then $300 by the end of 2027. Qualcomm will rise to $350 within the year of 2029, $400 in 2031 and $450 in 2034.

Is QCOM a good buy? ›

Qualcomm currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.85, on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.) made by 26 brokerage firms. An ABR of 1.85 approximates between Strong Buy and Buy.

What is the 10 year return of QUALCOMM? ›

Ten Year Stock Price Total Return for QUALCOMM is calculated as follows: Last Close Price [ 173.62 ] / Adj Prior Close Price [ 59.06 ] (-) 1 (=) Total Return [ 194.0% ] Prior price dividend adjustment factor is 0.75.

What is the target price for QUALCOMM in 2025? ›

Qualcomm stock forecast for 2025: $ 182.63 (11.14%)

Is Qualcomm a risky stock? ›

Qualcomm Incorporated Stock Return Volatility

The firm inherits 1.9617% risk (volatility on return distribution) over the 90 days horizon. By contrast, NYSE Composite accepts 0.6196% volatility on return distribution over the 90 days horizon.

Does Qualcomm have a lot of debt? ›

QUALCOMM has a total shareholder equity of $23.1B and total debt of $15.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 67.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $52.1B and $29.1B respectively.

Why is Qualcomm going down? ›

A downturn in smartphone sales hurt Qualcomm's performance last fiscal year. For the current quarter, Qualcomm predicted adjusted earnings of $2.30 a share on sales of $9.3 billion. That's based on the midpoint of its guidance.

Which country owns QUALCOMM? ›

Qualcomm Incorporated (/ˈkwɒlkɒm/) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, and incorporated in Delaware.

Who are the largest customers of QUALCOMM? ›

The largest customer is Apple

The market, however, viewed Qualcomm's near-term risk of losing Apple as only a minor concern in 2019 and 2020 -- a reason why Qualcomm's stock was impacted very little by this risk.

What is the rank of QUALCOMM in the world? ›

Qualcomm Inc Rankings AD Scientific Index 2024
Qualcomm Inc Subject Rankings (According to Total H Index) (Number of scientists in subject)in World # Rank (Institution count)
Natural Sciences Ranking (2)# 5,082 (in 13,745)
Social Sciences Ranking (0)# 0 (in 0)
Others Ranking (139)# 635 (in 17,419)
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Is qualcomm stock expected to rise? ›

According to our current QCOM stock forecast, the value of Qualcomm shares will rise by 0.71% and reach $ 158.75 per share by April 26, 2024.

Is Qualcomm a good buy now? ›

Qualcomm currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.85, on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.)

What is the 12 month forecast for Qualcomm? ›

QUALCOMM Stock Forecast

The 21 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for QUALCOMM stock have an average target of 154.71, with a low estimate of 100 and a high estimate of 205. The average target predicts a decrease of -1.85% from the current stock price of 157.63.

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