World Equity Group Inc. Acquires Shares of 4,323 QUALCOMM Incorporated $QCOM

World Equity Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 4,323 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $719,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in QUALCOMM by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 114,659,269 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $18,260,635,000 after acquiring an additional 290,799 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 656,661.0% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 58,773,542 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $9,360,274,000 after acquiring an additional 58,764,593 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of QUALCOMM by 0.8% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 53,667,047 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock valued at $8,547,014,000 after purchasing an additional 420,352 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in QUALCOMM in the second quarter worth $2,713,603,000. Finally, Amundi increased its position in QUALCOMM by 38.2% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 11,533,094 shares of the wireless technology company’s stock worth $1,866,451,000 after purchasing an additional 3,186,524 shares during the last quarter. 74.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Ann C. Chaplin sold 7,180 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.03, for a total transaction of $1,278,255.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,944 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,262,750.32. This trade represents a 23.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Alexander H. Rogers sold 15,917 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.01, for a total value of $2,833,385.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 26,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,640,898.71. The trade was a 37.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 53,155 shares of company stock worth $9,267,593 over the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

QCOM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of QUALCOMM from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of QUALCOMM in a report on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on QUALCOMM from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on QUALCOMM from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Susquehanna set a $210.00 price objective on QUALCOMM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $191.56.

QUALCOMM News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting QUALCOMM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are rethinking Qualcomm’s investment story after new AI and Android-related announcements at CES, highlighting stronger on-device AI positioning and a broader competitive footprint that could lift long‑term growth expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: QCOM expanded automotive wins: a Hyundai Mobis partnership to co-develop software-defined vehicles and ADAS using Snapdragon Ride Flex — this could accelerate recurring software/processor revenue from autos. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Qualcomm struck a long‑term supply deal to provide infotainment tech for Volkswagen’s new software platform, reinforcing automotive content gains and multi-year revenue visibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan and other CES takeaways show Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms are moving deeper into PCs and high‑end laptops, expanding TAM beyond phones and supporting the company’s diversification narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Qualcomm showcased robot and AI compute use cases at CES (and in an investor video explaining humanoid-robot deployments), signaling on-device AI traction that supports higher-margin, software-enabled opportunities. Read More. • Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technicals: MarketBeat notes Qualcomm is pressing a key resistance (~$183) after a tightening wedge; a decisive breakout could be bullish, but failure would keep the stock range‑bound — important near-term chart risk/reward ahead of earnings. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings preview: Analysts expect a modest, single‑digit EPS decline for the coming quarter, making the upcoming report a key catalyst — upside beats could drive a sharp move, misses could amplify downside. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Increased investor attention noted by Zacks — higher search/flow can magnify moves in either direction as earnings approach. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho downgraded Qualcomm citing growing handset headwinds — persistent weakness in smartphone volumes/pricing could pressure near‑term earnings and margins, countering diversification gains. Read More.

QUALCOMM Price Performance

QCOM opened at $177.78 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $173.25 and a 200 day moving average of $165.38. The stock has a market cap of $190.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.36, a PEG ratio of 3.98 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. QUALCOMM Incorporated has a 52-week low of $120.80 and a 52-week high of $205.95.

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The wireless technology company reported $3.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.87 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $11.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.74 billion. QUALCOMM had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 12.51%.The business’s revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.69 earnings per share. QUALCOMM has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.300-3.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that QUALCOMM Incorporated will post 9.39 EPS for the current year.

QUALCOMM Profile

QUALCOMM Incorporated is a global semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1985, the company is known for its development of wireless technologies and for playing a central role in the evolution of digital cellular standards, including CDMA and subsequent generations of mobile standards. Qualcomm’s business combines the design and sale of semiconductor products with a patent licensing program for wireless technologies and related intellectual property.

The company’s product portfolio includes system-on-chip (SoC) platforms marketed under the Snapdragon brand, cellular modem and RF front-end components, connectivity solutions for Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, and processors and platforms aimed at automotive, IoT, networking and edge-computing applications.